Beyond the limits of acceptability - Polish horror film in Polish People’s Republic Cover Image

Poza granice akceptacji – polski horror filmowy w PRL-u
Beyond the limits of acceptability - Polish horror film in Polish People’s Republic

Author(s): Marta Olszewska-Jończyk
Subject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Gdańskiego

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the issue of the horror genre in the Polish People’s Republic’s filmmaking. An indication of the trends that defined the acceptability limits for developing the supranational potential of horror cinema during communist times is accompanied by a discussion of the phenomena inherent to the few of horror movies that were produced at that time.

  • Issue Year: 2009
  • Issue No: 08 (15)
  • Page Range: 173-189
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish