Cinema of moral anxiety

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The cinema of moral anxiety, Polish: Kino moralnego niepokoju, was a short-lived (1976–1981) but influential movement in the history of the cinema of Poland.^[1] The term was also translated as "cinema of moral unrest", "cinema of moral concern", "cinema of moral dissent".^[2] Films of this movement portrayed the crisis of the regime in Communist Poland, usually in the setting of a provincial town. The development of the movement was abruptly stopped by the introduction of the martial law in Poland in 1981, and when it was lifted, the country was overwhelmed with powerful political and social processes which had eventually led to the fall of Communism in the country and disappearance of the addressed social issues.^[1]

In addition, Jerzy Płażewski [pl] suggested the term "kino autentyzmu etosu" (cinema of ethos authenticity),^[3] while Mariola Jankun-Dopartowa suggested "kino nieufności" (Cinema of Distrust).^[4]

Style

The style of the film may be demonstrated by one of the closing scenes of the film Camera Buff by Krzysztof Kieślowski: a single-take panoramic shot from nice facades of a row of houses to an alleyway, to dilapidated rear sides of the houses.^[5] Films of this kind did not have much drama, political machinations, or corruption. The problems of the regime were often exposed by showing stagnant lives of average people, with their struggles to earn the means for living in minimal comfort. In these films personal interests conflict with the stifling social and political environment.^[1]

Film directors and films

Piotr Andrejew
Filip Bajon
Feliks Falk^[1]
Agnieszka Holland^[1]
- Provincial Actors
Krzysztof Kieślowski^[2]^[1]^[5]
- 1976: The Scar^[1]
- 1977: From a Night Porter's Point of View, documentary^[6]
- 1979: Camera Buff^[5]^[1]
- 1980: The Calm^[7]
Janusz Kijowski^[1]
Wiesław Saniewski [pl]
Barbara Sass
Andrzej Wajda
- 1977: Man of Marble^[1]
- 1978: Without Anesthesia^[1]
- 1980: The Orchestra Conductor^[1]
Krzysztof Zanussi
- 1977: Camouflage
- 1980: The Constant Factor
Janusz Zaorski
Tomasz Zygadło
- 1980: The Moth

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Dina Iordanova , Cinema of the Other Europe. The Industry and Artistry of East Central European Film, section "Cinema of Moral Concern"
^ ^a ^b Marek Haltof, The Cinema of Krzysztof Kieslowski: Variations on Destiny and Chance, Preface
^ Tadeusz Lubelski, Historia kina polskiego 1895-2014, Kraków: Universitas, 2015, p.425.
^ Mareek Haltof, Polish National Cinema, London: Berghahn Books, 2002, p. 147
^ ^a ^b ^c Daniel Bickley, "THE CINEMA OF MORAL DISSENT: A Report from the Gdańsk Film Festival", JSTOR 41686040
^ "Wykład: o początkach i zmierzchu Kina Moralnego Niepokoju w twórczości Krzysztofa Kieślowskiego"
^ "O Kinie Moralnego Niepokoju w 25. rocznicę śmierci Krzysztofa Kieślowskiego"