Ograniczenia wiekowe dla widzów w świetle ustawodawstwa II Rzeczpospolitej i ich wpływ na rynek filmowy
Age Restrictions for Viewers in Light of the Legislation of the Second Polish Republic and Their Impact on the Film Market

Summary/Abstract: The author studies changes in Polish legislation regard- ing the availability of films to minors in the interwar pe- riod. He analyses the consecutive legal regulations and the Law on Films and Their Screening, their origins, and the changes that they brought about. He describes the media discourse that took place around these changes, highlight- ing the main voices in the dispute, i.e., the Catholic Church, film journalists, teachers, and the young filmgoers them- selves, presenting their motivations and arguments. He also outlines the impact of the ongoing discussion on the state’s actions related to young audiences’ access to cine- ma. He juxtaposes the functioning of the Polish film market with the perceived lack of youth films on screens and the apparent reluctance of producers to invest in this type of pictures, seeking to establish why there were virtually no productions for young people screened in pre-war Poland and what attempts were made to fill this gap in the distri- bution market.

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