It was progressively more difficult to find work in the theatre, as well.
Cinemas gained new young audiences who wanted films made for them.
However, that old mode of Polish filmmaking virtually disappeared.
Films made in the spirit of the past continued to be made.
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.
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.