"We are with you, the fighting people of Korea" The image of North Korea in Polish Film Chronicles 1947-1984 Cover Image

„Jesteśmy z wami, ludzie walczącej Korei”. Obraz Korei Północnej w Polskiej Kronice Filmowej 1947–1984
"We are with you, the fighting people of Korea" The image of North Korea in Polish Film Chronicles 1947-1984

Author(s): Marta Maria Matusik
Subject(s): Government/Political systems, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Communism, Film / Cinema / Cinematography, Inter-Ethnic Relations
Published by: Fundacja Pro Scientia Publica
Keywords: North Korea; communist propaganda; Polish Film Chronicle; Polish-Korean relations; Korean War;

Summary/Abstract: The change in Poland's political system with the coming of the Communists after the Second World War brought not only internal changes - new idealogical allies were found in the Eastern Bloc. It is also interesting to see how communist propaganda presented it’s new non- European allies in official communications. Particularly representative of this group is North Korea, to which – due to the 1950-1953 Korean War - communist propaganda devoted much attention, especially through one of the most important propaganda tools – Polska Kronika Filmowa (Polish Film Chronicles). The aim of this article is, by analyzing the Polish Film Chronicles, to show how propaganda portrayed North Korea in order to bring it closer to the Polish cause.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 562-570
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish