Kino Mania: Był sobie raz (Once Upon A Time)
Polish animation has often deliberately used weak narratives to draw attention to the formal aspects of the work itself. Walerian
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Polish animation has often deliberately used weak narratives to draw attention to the formal aspects of the work itself. Walerian
Read moreToro was in town last week, on a four-day bender, determined to get totally smashowskied by Sunday night, so the obvious questions were ‘where’ and ‘when?’ He explained, in his own undiplomatic way, that from his experiences in Krakow, he’d become so used to being…
Read moreI live in Poland – that’s my country of residence, but I’m not Polish. My driver’s license, issued in my home country, is expiring. According to EU regulations, I need a new one issued in Poland. I asked my consulate about the procedure and which documents I would need…
Read moreIf Andrzej Munk had directed Wajda’s Kanał (1956), the development of the Polish Film School could have taken a decidedly
Read moreJan Kidawa-Błoński emerged from a directorial hibernation in the 1990s with Różyczka (Little Rose, 2010), a Polish counterpart to the
Read moreIn Pod Mocnym Aniołem (The Mighty Angel), Wojciech Smarzowski employed the same pack of supporting actors who appeared in Drogówka
Read moreIf summer is the silly season for news, the middle of winter is the dead boring season. We get the same stories every year. Either everyone is wondering where the snow is, or snow is causing national chaos. Either everyone is moaning that Poland never gets anything at the Oscars…
Read moreI’m a lark not an owl, so if I have marking to do I’m up by 6, rather than finishing
Read moreWe are all close to Valentine’s Day, and I am close to despair. I seem to have become the chick everyone wants to have sex with, but no-one wants to have a romantic relationship with. I simply don’t understand why I seem to attract all the ‘cold’ guys…
Read moreFinally, winter has arrived. A month or two late, with no polar vortex like in the US, but with heavy
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