The article is an analysis of the image of ruins of Warsaw in Polish feature films after World War II. There is a strong tendency to connect this image with the current political (and psychological) situation, from the enthusiasm of rebuilding Warsaw just after the war to the depressive moods of the late fifties and sixties. The ruins of the city are depicted as a symbol of political and social changes in Poland in this article.
The text discusses the social understanding of the film canon. The analyses is based on the results of the social research “Poles about Polish films. Opinions of Poles on Polish cinema and their attitudes towards Polish film production” conducted in 2019. The research findings show how Polish audiences think about the Polish film canon and how they define it, referring to their own film experiences, attitudes towards Polish productions and to beliefs about the influence of Polish cinema on culture.
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