Saturday 20 August 2011

Polish movie posters


Once upon a time there was a cinema called Fågel Blå (the blue bird) in Stockholm, and it was one of my favourites. One thing they had was some Polish movie posters, including one for Bo Widerberg's first film The Pram (Barnvagnen 1963). Since then I've been a big fan of East European posters, and not least the Polish ones. The thing is that they're specially made by artists, who often with breathtaking accuracy capture the essence of the movie in bold strokes and colours.

Here is a collection of some highlights: