{"product_id":"essential-polish-animation-le","title":"Essential Polish Animation (LE)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEssential Polish Animation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“All of cinema is essentially animation” - Walerian Borowczyk\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePolish animation, influenced by jazz, poster design and collage, took off in the late 1950s when artists found creative freedom in the wake of Stalin’s death. Pioneering filmmakers like Walerian Borowczyk and Jan Lenica would change the form and usher in a golden age of filmmaking that would enable this art form to be appreciated around the world including winning prestigious international awards at festivals such as Cannes, Annecy, Oberhausen and an Oscar for Rybczyński’s Tango. This collection of 27 films spans the breakthrough works of the late 1950s to the close of the classic era in the 1980s, capturing some of the form’s essential films. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003eHigh-Definition digital transfers of 27 classic animated films on two discs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003eOriginal uncompressed PCM mono audio\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003eAudio commentaries on select films by Polish film expert Daniel Bird (2025)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003eVisual essay by film historian and Eastern European cinema expert Michael Brooke (2025)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003eOptional English subtitles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003eReversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by Filippo Di Battista\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003eLimited edition booklet featuring new writing by animation expert Karol Szafraniec\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLimited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYear: 1957-86\u003cbr\u003eCountry: Poland\u003cbr\u003eCert: TBC\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Blu-ray\u003cbr\u003eRegion: ABC\u003cbr\u003eRAD125BDLE\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 5060974682478\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease date: 21\/07\/25\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eComplete List of Films\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBanner of Youth (Borowczyk, Lenica, 1957)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLove Requited (Borowczyk, Lenica, 1958)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Changing of the Guard (Halina Bielinska, Wlodzimiez Haupe, 1959)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew Janko the Musician (Jan Lenica, 1960)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Little Western (Witold Giersz, 1960)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlaythings (Kazimierz Urbanski, 1962)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLabyrinth (Jan Lenica, 1962)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Chair (Daniel Szczechura, 1963)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Red and the Black (Witold Giersz, 1964)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEverything is a Number (Stefan Schabenbeck, 1967)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHorse (Witold Giersz, 1967)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCages (Miroslaw Kijowicz, 1967)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Stairs  (Stefan Schabenbeck, 1968)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Son (Ryszard Czekała, 1970)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJourney (Daniel Szczechura (1970)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRoll Call (Ryszard Czekała, 1970)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRoad (Miroslaw Kijowicz, 1971)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Banquet (Zofia Oraczewska)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBarrier (Jerzy Kucia, 1977)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Hardcore Engaged Film. Non-camera (Julian Józef Antoniszczak, 1979)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReflections (Jerzy Kucia, 1979)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTango (Zbigniew Rybczyński, 1980)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSolo in a Fallow Field (Jerzy Kalina, 1981)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Source (Jerzy Kucia, 1982)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChips (Jerzy Kucia, 1984)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Gentle Woman (Piotr Dumała, 1985)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eParade (Jerzy Kucia, 1987)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSelected Awards\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Changing of the Guard - Best Short Film, Cannes Film Festival\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLabyrinth - FIPRESCI Prize, Annecy Animated Film Festival\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Chair - Grand Prize, Oberhausen Short Film Festival\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Red and the Black - Best Animated Film, Oberhausen Short Film Festival\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCages - Best Short Film, Oberhausen Short Film Festival\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReflections - Special Jury Award - Annecy Animated Film Festival\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTango - Best Animated Short Film, Academy Awards\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Gentle Woman - Award of Merit, Ottawa Animation Festival\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eParade - Main Prize - Oberhausen Short Film Festival\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Radiance Films","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46583857512622,"sku":"RAD125BDLE","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/ESSENTIALPOLISHANIMATION_2D_FRONT_OBI.png?v=1749828254","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/essential-polish-animation-le","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}