Andrzej Wajda quotes - page 2

By dint of that concern and because that society was willing to examine its particular reality, Solidarity could come into existence. (Andrzej Wajda)

In the forty years of the people's republic, some of the worst historical traits were preserved in our people. These included even the common characteristics developed in the economic reality of the time of partitions in the 17th and 18th centuries.

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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.

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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.

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In the first years after 1989, films were partly financed from the state's budget as well as by public television. Still, except for a few special cases, most films are made this way.

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Eventually, the state's funding covered only the stages leading to presenting a film project to potential funding bodies. It was enough to produce a script, indicate casting and put together a budget to present it all, but nothing beyond that.

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Even better, there were established two separate committees deciding on state film funding.

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Andrzej Wajda

Andrzej Wajda - Image

Photo: Piotr DrabikDerivative work: TharonXX, CC BY 2.0

Occupation: Polish Director
Born: March 6, 1926
Died: October 9, 2016
Quotes count: 32

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