5: The Polish Poster School

This month, The Poster Boys take a trip back to eastern Europe after the second world war to uncover the crazy, mixed up world of Polish film posters. Brandon and Sam weave in and out through the 1940s down through the late 1980s to shed some light on the artists of Poland and the designs they created for some of cinema’s most treasured films. Also, the guys open the Flat File to look at a few of their favorite Polish film posters.

SHOW NOTES & LINKS

The Other Side of the Poster Polish Film Poster: 100th Anniversary of the Cinema in Poland (Dydo) Classic Polish Film Poster Database Eyesea Posters Freedom on the Fence Art of the Modern Movie Poster Sam’s Myth on Polish posters at The Dissolve Polish Posters at Sam’s Myth

Additional Resources and texts:

Western Amerykanski: Polish Poster Art and the Western, ed Kevin Mulroy Konfrontace Projekt AH Film Posters in Poland

Music selections: “Bass on Titles” opening theme, POSSESSION original score by Andrzej Korzynski, CUL DE SAC original score by Krysztof Komeda.

Follow Brandon Schaefer at @seekandspeak, and Sam Smith at @samsmyth.

Special thanks to producer Adrian Cobb.