Cinemas for Germans in occupied Krakow  in  comparison  with  cinemas  for  Poles:  repertoire  policy  and  audience’s  film  preferences Cover Image

Kina dla Niemców w okupowanym Krakowie na tle kin dla Polaków: polityka repertuarowa i preferencje filmowe widzów
Cinemas for Germans in occupied Krakow in comparison with cinemas for Poles: repertoire policy and audience’s film preferences

Author(s): Andrzej Dębski
Subject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Film / Cinema / Cinematography, History of Art
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: cinema of the Third Reich; cinema under German occupation; General Government; World War II; audience’s film preferences; POPSTAT

Summary/Abstract: Research on film culture in the General Government has not yet addressed the issue of Germans going to cinemas. This article aims to ll this gap. But the topic is particularly interesting from a comparative perspective, both in relation to the film offerings in cinemas for Germans and Poles and the film tastes of the two audience groups, which in the period before the outbreak of the World War II were characterized by distinct preference profiles. This article compares the film offer and film preferences of Germans and Poles in Krakow, which was the capital of the General Government. This issue is presented against the background of more recent research on the functioning of cinemas and film distribution in the Third Reich, as well as archival material relating to the General Government.

  • Issue Year: 32/2022
  • Issue No: 41
  • Page Range: 199-219
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Polish