Cinema of moral anxiety

The cinema of moral anxiety () was a short-lived (1976–1981) but influential movement in the history of the cinema of Poland. The term was also translated as "cinema of moral unrest", "cinema of moral concern", "cinema of moral dissent".Marek Haltof, The Cinema of Krzysztof Kieslowski: Variations on Destiny and Chance, Preface Films of this movement portrayed the crisis of the regime in Communist Poland, usually in the setting of a provincial town. The development of the movement was abruptly stopped by the introduction of the martial law in Poland in 1981, and when it was lifted, the country was overwhelmed with powerful political and social processes which had eventually led to the fall of Communism in the country and disappearance of the addressed social issues.

In addition, suggested the term "" (cinema of ethos authenticity),Tadeusz Lubelski, Historia kina polskiego 1895-2014, Kraków: Universitas, 2015, p. 425. while Mariola Jankun-Dopartowa suggested "" (Cinema of Distrust).Mareek Haltof, Polish National Cinema, London: Berghahn Books, 2002, p. 147

Style The style of the film may be demonstrated by one of the closing scenes of the film Camera Buff by Krzysztof Kieślowski: a single-take panoramic shot from nice facades of a row of houses to an alleyway, to dilapidated rear sides of the houses.Daniel Bickley, "THE CINEMA OF MORAL DISSENT: A Report from the Gdańsk Film Festival", Films of this kind did not have much drama, political machinations, or corruption. The problems of the regime were often exposed by showing stagnant lives of average people, with their struggles to earn the means for living in minimal comfort. In these films personal interests conflict with the stifling social and political environment.Dina Iordanova, Cinema of the Other Europe. The Industry and Artistry of East Central European Film, section "Cinema of Moral Concern"

Film directors and films Piotr Andrejew Filip Bajon Feliks Falk Agnieszka Holland Provincial Actors Krzysztof Kieślowski 1976: The Scar 1977: From a Night Porter's Point of View, documentary 1979: Camera Buff 1980: The Calm Janusz Kijowski

Barbara Sass Andrzej Wajda 1977: Man of Marble 1978: Without Anesthesia 1980: The Orchestra Conductor Krzysztof Zanussi 1977: Camouflage 1980: The Constant Factor Janusz Zaorski Tomasz Zygadło 1980: The Moth

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