PJV007 Contemporary Polish Cinema

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2026
Extent and Intensity
1/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Michal Przybylski (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Michal Przybylski (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Roman Madecki, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. Michal Przybylski
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
PJN105 Course of Polish II || PJN205 Course of Polish IV || PJ_SLAV06 Contemporary Polish 1 || NOW( PJ_SLAV06 Contemporary Polish 1 )
The minimal input level of the linguistic competences of the students is assumed at level B1 or higher.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The aim of the course is to acquire basic knowledge about the development of Polish cinematography since the 1990s. A special intention is to get to know the most significant genres, directions, styles and personalities.
Learning outcomes
After the course students will be able to analyze movies, will be able to define the research subject on the basis of the recommended literature, will know the operating conditions of the film industry, will know the development of the film industry.
Syllabus
  • Projection and analysis of films:
  • 1. Nie/znajomi (2019, director: Tadeusz Śliwa)
  • 2. Wszystkie nasze strachy (2021, director: Łukasz Ronduda)
  • 3. Braty (2022, director: Marcin Filipowicz)
  • 4. Film balkonowy (2022, director: reż. Paweł Łoziński)
  • 5. Chleb i sól (2022, director: Damian Kocur)
  • 6. Żeby nie było śladów (2021, director: Jan P. Matuszyński)
  • 7. Powrót do tamtych dni (2021, director: Konrad Aksinowicz)
  • 8. Jak najdalej stąd (2020, director: Piotr Domalewski)
  • 9. Sala samobójców. Hejter (2020, director: Jan Komasa)
  • 10. Śubuk (2022, director: Jacek Łusiński)
  • 11. Sonata (2021, director: Bartosz Blaschke)
  • 12. Między oczy (2020, director: Piotr Wereśniak)
  • 13. Filip (2022, director: Michał Kwieciński)
  • 14. Lombard (2022, director: Łukasz Kowalski)
Literature
    required literature
  • LUBELSKI, Tadeusz. Historia kina polskiego : twórcy, filmy, konteksty. Wyd. 1. Katowice: Videograf II, 2009, 622 s. ISBN 9788371836664. info
    recommended literature
  • Kino polskie jako kino narodowe. Edited by Tadeusz Lubelski - Maciej Stroiński. Kraków: Korporacja ha!art, 2009, 391 s. ISBN 9788361407942. info
  • Autorzy kina polskiego. Edited by Grażyna Stachówna - Joanna Wojnicka. Kraków: Rabid, 2004, 256 s. ISBN 8388668811. info
  • Kino polskie jako kino transnarodowe. Edited by Sebastian Jagielski - Magdalena Podsiadło. Kraków: Towarzystwo Autorów i Wydawców Prac Naukowych UNIVERSITAS, 2017, 451 stran. ISBN 9788324230815. info
Teaching methods
(Theoretical and historical) lecture, reading, projection, discussion.
Assessment methods
Active participation in the discussion, homeworks. Three absences are allowed.
Language of instruction
Polish
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Spring 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2025.
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