RODAN (1956)
VERTIGO (1958)
YOJIMBO (1961)
Showing posts with label Polish Cinema. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Polish Cinema. Show all posts
Wednesday, 13 April 2011
Monday, 11 April 2011
The Peculiar World of Polish Film Posters - Part 1
If you haven’t been exposed to the weird and wonderful world of Polish film poster designs you have missed out on some peculiar and fascinating concepts. Naturally of greater interest is the interpretations given to major Hollywood productions, and they are often given a surreal dimension which makes one wonder quite how they would entice Polish cinemagoers to part with their cash and buy a ticket to the film. Instead of communicating a generic message through the poster images, numerous Polish designs opt instead for symbolism. In this respect Polish posters were conceived at the time as works of art, rather than becoming art retrospectively. These conceptual masterpieces feel as though they should be hanging in a gallery rather than on the wall of a cinema. I welcome all my fellow travellers on The Celluloid Highway to take a peek at some wonderful and exotic Eastern European ephemera.
THE BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN (1925)
THE SEVEN SAMURAI (1954)
YESTERDAY'S ENEMY (1959)
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