It was progressively more difficult to find work in the theatre, as well.

We expected that people were just waiting for the collapse of the Soviet Union, or at least for its retreat, and they were going to be full of initiative in all areas of life - in culture, in economy and in politics.

By dint of that concern and because that society was willing to examine its particular reality, Solidarity could come into existence.

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.

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.

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