Polish film has long enjoyed an outstanding reputation but its best known protagonists tend to be male. This book points to the important role of women as key characters in Polish films, such as the enduring female figure in Polish culture, the "Polish Mother," female characters in socialist realistic cinema, women depicted in the films of the Polish School, Solidarity heroines, and women in the films from the postcommunist period. Not less important for the success of Polish cinema are Polish women filmmakers, four of whom are presented in this volume: Wanda Jakubowska, Agnieszka Holland, Barbara Sass and Dorota K¿dzierzawska, whose work is examined.…mehr
Polish film has long enjoyed an outstanding reputation but its best known protagonists tend to be male. This book points to the important role of women as key characters in Polish films, such as the enduring female figure in Polish culture, the "Polish Mother," female characters in socialist realistic cinema, women depicted in the films of the Polish School, Solidarity heroines, and women in the films from the postcommunist period. Not less important for the success of Polish cinema are Polish women filmmakers, four of whom are presented in this volume: Wanda Jakubowska, Agnieszka Holland, Barbara Sass and Dorota K¿dzierzawska, whose work is examined.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Ewa Mazierska is Professor of Contemporary Cinema, Department of Humanities, University of Central Lancashire. Her publications include numerous articles in Polish and English and several books, such as Dreams and Diaries: The Cinema of Nanni Moretti (Wallflower Press, London, 2004) and From Moscow to Madrid: Postmodern Cities, European Cinema (IB Tauris, 2003, London) (both co-authored with Laura Rascaroli). She also co-edited Relocating Britishness (MUP, 2004).
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List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction Ewa Mazierska and Elzbieta Ostrowska PART I: THE POLISH MOTHER Chapter 1. The Myth of the Polish Mother Joanna Szwajcowska PART II: WOMEN ACCORDING TO MEN Chapter 2. Filmic Representations of the Myth of the Polish Mother Elzbieta Ostrowska Chapter 3. Polish 'Superwoman': a Liberation or Victimisation? Elzbieta Ostrowska Chapter 4. Caught between Activity and Passivity: Women in the Polish School Elzbieta Ostrowska Chapter 5. Agnieszka and Other Solidarity Heroines of Polish Cinema Ewa Mazierska Chapter 6. Witches, Bitches and Other Victims of the Crisis of Masculinity: Women in Polish Postcommunist Cinema Ewa Mazierska Chapter 7. Between Fear and Attraction: Images of 'Other' Women Elzbieta Ostrowska PART III: WOMEN BEHIND THE CAMERA Chapter 8. Wanda Jakubowska: the Communist Fighter Ewa Mazierska Chapter 9. Barbara Sass: the Author of Women's Films Ewa Mazierska Chapter 10. Agnieszka Holland: a Sceptic Elzbieta Ostrowska Chapter 11. Dorota Kêdzierzawska: Ambivalent Feminist Ewa Mazierska Filmography Bibliography Index
List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction Ewa Mazierska and Elzbieta Ostrowska PART I: THE POLISH MOTHER Chapter 1. The Myth of the Polish Mother Joanna Szwajcowska PART II: WOMEN ACCORDING TO MEN Chapter 2. Filmic Representations of the Myth of the Polish Mother Elzbieta Ostrowska Chapter 3. Polish 'Superwoman': a Liberation or Victimisation? Elzbieta Ostrowska Chapter 4. Caught between Activity and Passivity: Women in the Polish School Elzbieta Ostrowska Chapter 5. Agnieszka and Other Solidarity Heroines of Polish Cinema Ewa Mazierska Chapter 6. Witches, Bitches and Other Victims of the Crisis of Masculinity: Women in Polish Postcommunist Cinema Ewa Mazierska Chapter 7. Between Fear and Attraction: Images of 'Other' Women Elzbieta Ostrowska PART III: WOMEN BEHIND THE CAMERA Chapter 8. Wanda Jakubowska: the Communist Fighter Ewa Mazierska Chapter 9. Barbara Sass: the Author of Women's Films Ewa Mazierska Chapter 10. Agnieszka Holland: a Sceptic Elzbieta Ostrowska Chapter 11. Dorota Kêdzierzawska: Ambivalent Feminist Ewa Mazierska Filmography Bibliography Index
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