The difficulty of writing a good theatre play set in new reality was even greater given that the level of similitude to life that is allowed in a film would not work on the stage.

The difficulty with the present state of affairs is that there is no legislation on the sources of funding for the Polish film industry. There is no legislation concerning filmmaking. And, there is no legislation on television that would be beneficial to filmmaking.

It turned out that the country was helpless in the face of a new reality.

In the first years after the systemic transition, our screens showed American entertainment that had not been available before, or had been available only sporadically.

However, that old mode of Polish filmmaking virtually disappeared.

One might have thought that the most significant change in the film industry that would come about with a transition from the communist economy to capitalism would fundamentally concern the sources of funding.

Cinemas gained new young audiences who wanted films made for them.