Jerzy Kawalerowicz's 'Night Train', or Speaking With His Own Voice

• Authors: Rak J.
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

In the opening remarks the author recaps theses related to the term 'Polish school'. He argues that the films covered by the term (by Andrzej Wajda, Kazimierz Kutz and Andrzej Munk) gained success and enjoyed popularity because the vision of the world proposed by the directors generated meanings (that were significant in given circumstances) and because it touched upon major national identity-related issues. According to him, the impact of 'Polish school' films was in fact much stronger than the critics claimed. Jerzy Kawalerowicz's 'Night Train' is placed against the backdrop of these films and examined from a few points of view. The author notes, among others, that Kawalerowicz could afford to give up war issues only after he presented another cinematic formula. 'Night Train' is not about the war or its consequences. In generic terms, film has completely amorphous form, is a kind of hybrid in which patterns of a thriller, crime film and melodrama intertwine. Analysing its scenes, relations between the characters or acting method (of Zbigniew Cybulski), he comes to the conclusion that Kawalerowicz distanced himself from the Polish school to claim the right to speak with his own voice and make films his own way.

Keywords

EN

KAWALEROWICZ JERZY; POLISH FILM SCHOOL

Discipline

• ARTS_&_ARCHITECTURE: ARTS & ARCHITECTURE

• Publisher: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Sztuki PAN
• Journal: Kwartalnik Filmowy
• Year: 2007
• Issue: 57-58
• Pages: 92-102
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Rak J.

• J. Rek, Uniwersytet Lódzki, Instytut Teorii Literatury, Teatru i Sztuk Audiowizualnych, Katedra Mediow i Kultury Audiowizualnej, ul. Franciszkanska 1/5, 91-431 Lódz, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

07PLAAAA03126450