ThePolishdocofortheBFI’sCenturyofCinemadistinguishesitselffromalltheothersintheseriesbybeingtheonlyonenottohaveanyfilmcritics,academics,directors,etcprovidingacommentary. Insteadittakestherefreshingrouteofhavingordinarypeopleofallagestalkingaboutwhat’sspecialtothemaboutmovies–sowegetsomeoldfolksdescribingtheirfirsttriptothecinemawhenalotofpeopledidn’tevenknowwhatafilmwas,memoriesofwhatitwasliketogotothemoviesaschildren,teenagers,andadultsbefore,during,andafterWWII,andespeciallythekeyscenesfromfilmsthathavemadelastingimpressionsuponthem(notunexpectedly,Wajda’sKANALstrikesanerve),whichareshowninaccompaniment,sothatitbecomestheintervieweeswhoultimatelydecidewhat’sshowninthedoco. Thiskindofstuffiswhatthe‘100YearsofCinema’celebrationisreallyabout.
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