In the search of the myth in Grzegorz Królikiewicz’s films Cover Image

W poszukiwaniu mitu. O filmach dokumentalnych Grzegorza Królikiewicza
In the search of the myth in Grzegorz Królikiewicz’s films

Author(s): Michał Dondzik
Subject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Gdańskiego

Summary/Abstract: Michal Dondzik’s article is dedicated to the documental work of Grzegorz Królikiewicz and analyses the director’s movies through the recurring motif of Polish myths related to national heroes, freedom and the Polish intelligentsia. The article also discusses the issues and artistry of Krolikiewicz’s documentaries, created during the People’s Republic of Poland (PRL) as well as contemporary Poland. This perspective presents the diversity of the director’s forms of expression and also the consequences, of which Krolikiewicz returns to the topics of interest.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 12 (19)
  • Page Range: 134-142
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish