Regi Poloniae
Regi Poloniae
| year | 1957 |
| author | Jan Maćkow, Danuta Maćkow |
| format | 16mm, 11'59, B&W |
| sound | no sound |
| genre | feature |
| club | AKF Katowice |
| tags | pain, ideology, town, portrait, longing, propaganda, romance, despair, celebration, common |
An allegoric narrative about Polishness, and the romance of martyrdom often attached to it. The sacred space of a church is established, full of symbols of Polishness and spirituality. The corruption of this sacred space is depicted through the autonomous motion of objects: a purse full of coins suggests that Poland has been sold to foreign countries; struggle is symbolized by swords, helmets, shields, and flaming torches; and a more general decline is conveyed through the symbolism of food and alcohol.
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