Suddenly, the screens were dominated by American entertainment to the extent of something like 95 percent. As a result, audiences turned away from the kinds of films that we used to make. Andrzej Wajda americanaudiencedominate Change image and share on social
With it adult political audiences abandoned cinemas. In their place appeared a void. That previous political audience migrated to the seats in front of their TV. Andrzej Wajda abandonadultappear Change image and share on social
The difficulty of writing a good theatre play set in new reality was even greater given that the level of similitude to life that is allowed in a film would not work on the stage. Andrzej Wajda allowdifficultyfilm Change image and share on social
In the first years after the systemic transition, our screens showed American entertainment that had not been available before, or had been available only sporadically. Andrzej Wajda americanentertainmentscreen Change image and share on social
One might have thought that the most significant change in the film industry that would come about with a transition from the communist economy to capitalism would fundamentally concern the sources of funding. Andrzej Wajda capitalismchangecommunist share on social
The difficulty with the present state of affairs is that there is no legislation on the sources of funding for the Polish film industry. There is no legislation concerning filmmaking. And, there is no legislation on television that would be beneficial to filmmaking. Andrzej Wajda affairbeneficialdifficulty share on social
Television theatre, as is implied in its name, should rely on adaptations of scripts written for the theatre. Andrzej Wajda adaptationimplyrely Change image and share on social
It turned out that the country was helpless in the face of a new reality. Andrzej Wajda countryfacehelpless Change image and share on social
We expected that people were just waiting for the collapse of the Soviet Union, or at least for its retreat, and they were going to be full of initiative in all areas of life - in culture, in economy and in politics. Andrzej Wajda areacollapseculture share on social
Even better, there were established two separate committees deciding on state film funding. Andrzej Wajda committeedecideestablish Change image and share on social
