@ARTICLE{Zwierzchowski_Piotr_Polish_2018, author={Zwierzchowski, Piotr}, number={No 4}, journal={Nauka}, pages={63-80}, howpublished={online}, year={2018}, publisher={Biuro Upowszechniania i Promocji Nauki PAN}, abstract={The article presents two dimensions of the relationship between cinema and Polish independence. The first part was devoted to the situation of Polish cinema after 1918. I describe the film market, the political situation, relationship between the state and cinematography, films that were then created and their impact on national identity. Then I focus on films in which independence has become a movie theme. I divide them into three periods: until 1939, the People's Republic of Poland and after 1989. I draw attention to their political and historical contexts, functions and film form, and I discuss the meaning and interpretation of each films.}, type={Artykuły / Articles}, title={Polish cinema towards independence 1918–2018}, URL={http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/110426/PDF-MASTER/N418-03-Zwierzchowski.pdf}, keywords={Polish cinema, independence, historical cinema, national identity}, }