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The Politics of Excess in Polish Cinema

Jagielski, Sebastian

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Forventes utgitt: 08.01.2026

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Departing from standard histories, this book draws on the theory of excess in film to provide a re-examination of Polish cinema history, following emancipatory impulses that emerged in Polish culture between the great crisis of 1968—marked by the expulsion of Polish Jews and persecution of students—and the conservative revolution of the Solidarity movement in the 1980s. Employing a transnational and decolonial lens, Sebastian Jagielski argues that beyond the binary of state-endorsed and official 'opposition' media, there exists a range of subversive and radical films. He provides close readings of key examples such as The Devil (Diabel)(1972), A Story of Sin (Dzieje grzechu)(1975) and The Palace (Palac)(1980), considering their depiction and transformation of emancipatory ideals born out of Western countercultural movements. He also explores the filmmaking practices of directors like Andrzej Wajda to Andrzej Zulawski, examining their use of subtext, seemingly lurid narratives and subversive embedded gestures, produced against the backdrop of Communist Poland's censorship practices. In doing so he proposes a critical revision of the normative cinema of moral anxiety. He goes on to consider how on screen depictions of sexuality intersect with various modes of difference, highlighting the impact of racism, homophobia, misogyny, and classism. Rejecting a linear narrative in favour of a fragmented history, Jagielski uncovers the untold stories of Polish cinema's subversive influences.

  • ISBN/Varenr:

    9781350509160

  • Språk:

    Engelsk

  • Forlag:

    Bloomsbury Academic

  • Innbinding:

    Innbundet

  • Fagtema:

    Kunst

  • Serie:

    World Cinema

  • Litteraturtype:

    Faglitteratur

  • Sider:

    272

  • Høyde:

    23.4 cm

  • Bredde:

    15.6 cm

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