The purpose of this article is to indicate the possible usage of fictional films as a historical source for studies in everyday life history. The author exam the available literature to describe those features of a film source that historians may profit from. The Polish film genre “cinema of moral anxiety” was brought up as an example for the discussed problem. The genre is analyzed as a source for exploring the everyday life in Poland in 1970s, particularly it distinctive realistic form.
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