Years active | 1956 to 1963 |
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Location | Poland |
Major figures | Andrzej Wajda, Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Andrzej Munk, Tadeusz Konwicki, Wojciech Jerzy Has, Kazimierz Kutz, Stanisław Różewicz |
Influences | Italian neorealism, Expressionism, film noir |
Influenced | Czechoslovak New Wave,[1] New Hollywood |
Polish Film School (Polish: polska szkoła filmowa) refers to an informal group of Polish film directors and screenplay writers active between 1956 and approximately 1963.[2] Among the most prominent representatives of the school are Andrzej Wajda, Andrzej Munk and Jerzy Kawalerowicz.