When I’m not geeking out over design you can probably find me geeking out over film. I spent a good 7 years of my life working behind the counters of various video stores across Western Canada and consider myself an avid film nerd.
So it’s not surprisingly that my jaw nearly hit the floor when a coworker introduced me to the wonderful world of Polish film posters a couple of years ago. These conceptual masterpieces put the original American posters to shame every time; they are truly beautiful works of art. Trimming this list down to a mere 50 posters that I absolutely love was surprisingly difficult.
Apocalypse Now
Rosemary’s Baby
Tootsie
Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back
Return Of The Pink Panther
Raging Bull
The Last Detail
Gandhi
The Fly
Raiders Of The Lost Ark
Harry And The Hendersons
The Getaway
M*A*S*H
Crocodile Dundee 2
Being There
Old Yeller
Terms Of Endearment
War Games
The China Syndrome
Weekend At Bernie’s
Gremlins
Eyes Wide Shut
The Shaggy Dog
Under The Volcano
The Late Show
Short Circuit 2
Missing
Don’t Look Now
Critters
Fanny And Alexander
Flipper
Straight Time
Son Of Godzilla
Stroszek
Breakfast At Tiffany’s
Days Of Heaven
Smokey And The Bandit
Permanent Vacation
Fatal Attraction
Airplane 2: The Sequel
The Hospital
Willow
Christine
The NeverEnding Story
Lord Of The Flies
Draughtsman’s Contract
The Changeling
Alphaville
Enter The Dragon
After Hours
Alien
Sources
- Polish Poster Shop
- Polish Poster Gallery
- Classic Polish Film Posters
- retroCrush
- a Greyspace Poster Gallery
Howdy, I'm Andrew Lindstrom. I am a freelance web designer based in Vancouver, Canada. When not geeking out over design, I'm likely geeking out over film, technology or pretending to play the guitar.
Some freaky stuff there! Are these the posters developed by the film studios for Poland?
I need more information on polish graphic design, this stuff is the beez kneez I mean, how can I find the individual artists?
I didn’t like most of these… they were to dull! Kind of depressing, actually.
There were a few I liked, but most of them just looked like something from an old magazine from the 80’s!
Interesting how many of these have the faces masked, distorted or otherwise obscured. What would a cultural anthropologist say…?
From a majority of the movies I know, this is a collection from the 70s-80s, kind of explains why they look like they’re from a magazine from the 80s.
They’re all cool and all, but movie posters weren’t screened (as bad or well, however you want to look at it) by the CCCP communist pig censors. So, the artists actually put political commentary in the posters. That’s why a good portion of them don’t relate to the films, at all. I love the star wars and indy ones.
those… are… completely breaking what i know about movie posters.
interesting. inspiring. a few ideas helping me inject new life into my next poster project. very cool
not sure how you found them all, but great stuff.
wow, american movies posters look so bland in comparison. these are perfect examples of how graphic design and fine art are not mutually exclusive :]
these are artistically brilliant. whether they look old doesn’t matter. these are beautiful pieces of art not to be confused with the bullshit we use to advertise in the us.
jkillah1, at least they are *different*. To me, Hollywood’s poster are annoying. May be it’s because I’m tired of all the US shit.
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Are u ppl blind? These are garbage. It looks like they were drawn with pencil crayons and markers by a ten year old. We live in a world of photoshop now. These poters look to be drawn in Microsoft Paint. Get with the times man. I like vintage design just as much as anyone else but these are just terrible excuses for art. Very lazy designs here that seem to be whipped up in minutes by whoever created them. If this is what it looks like throughout Poland, then they are missing out big time.
I think the collection is great btw but the title is just wrong.
@Bukator: Maan, these are freom the ’80s. Do ypu know what does that mean? Did you ever draw with your hand, made you own silk screen to create gradients and shapes? Design your own typeface, not usin some font found on the web? I mean you can do real stuff now, I dont say phostosopin or he mighty Illustratoris bad at all, but these are great work. This is where today vintage shit is grounding from. just my 2 cents.
photoshopped
why are they so much better than us?
oh and i didnt think that American films were shown in the USSR.
Many of you may call these “art”, but maybe you are just giving them too much credit because they are old. To me, they just remind me of all those dirty, boring, drab things from decades ago. Like watching TV shows from the early 90’s.
I love good art, and don’t get me wrong. The modern hollywood posters are not that great, but at least they have some vibrant color!
Nowadays, all that these posters would do is depress people and make them think that the films were boring! I’m surprised that so many people like these. It just gives me a sinking feeling in my gut. Uggh!
pretty sure its to do with copyright laws + stuff like that, they weren’t allowed to use the actual pictures so they had to make do with whatever they could draw. not cos “poland is stupid” like what most of u retards are thinking
I’m from Poland. Thanks for appreciation :), although I don’t find all of them so great.
However that kind of graphics/posters are visible in our theaters and other places. I’m talking about Cracow cause that’s where i live.
I think that ’style’ distorted and unclean developped at the beginning of 20th century, 1st, 2nd world war… But actually posters , leaflets were always wery important to my country - they were used to maintain nation’s good spirit and patriotism in the time of wars and slavery (200 years).
Here’s an example if someone is interested: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/84/Poland_First_To_Fight.jpg/180px-Poland_First_To_Fight.jpg
and other: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/124/377417852_1bd4c9b92e.jpg?v=0
“WARA” means something like “stay out and watch out”
I think you would like posters from theatre spectacles.
@Bukator: We have photoshop
Some Poles has won couple of international photoshop contests recently.
and washing mashines, ipods, iphones and other rubbish and no, bears don’t eat ppl on the streets and winter does not last nine months hehe
We also have cars, really lol
peace
People, these posters was made 20-30 years ago. We know Photoshop in Poland, can You imagine? hehe. We have even TV! Whoa!
Cheers.
these are great! a lot of them are more interesting than the movies they advertise.
Amazing - dark & moody
pretty depressing lot. some frustrated soul working on them. didnt like any. morose and not really communicative.
Some fantastic work in this collection. I can understand why so many comments have been negative. All these posters completely break with the slick airbrushed vernacular of modern Hollywood movie posters. They remind me of theatre posters, that continue to use the hand drawn ‘arty’ style.
Poland actually has a very good history of printmaking and postermaking. Good to see someone has discovered some of this.
Spectacular collection. For people exposed to truly banal mainstream pop “art” (and I don’t mean Warhol) these will appear strange, despairing, uncomfortable, brilliant. You know, all the things “real” art can evoke.
Negative comments? Nothing more than fools stumbling through a museum.
Thanks to everyone who has commented - good and bad. I’ve been out of town and haven’t had a chance to reply to anyone.
I’m not surprised that this stuff isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, these are pretty dark and strange selections.
For those of you seeking more information be sure to check the ’sources’ section of the post.
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Wow, a lot of awesome Pieces of Art among these Posters.
“The Empire Strikes Back” is one of my Fav`s
Too bad not all countries do as the poles and design their own movieposters. The official ones from the moviecompanies are often of no artistic value. Hopefully this will spread and I look forward to see something like this in Sweden.
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ok folks!
here’s the polish comtemporary poster genius
tomasz opasinski
and his website http://www.tomasz-opasinski.com/
i want to hear your jaws hitting the floor!!!!!!!!!!
adios!
This is soooo weird. Yet awesome! Thumbed up!
Wonderful collection.
However, it has to be pointed out that not all of the posters here were made during the communist era. The “Breakfast at Tiffany” poster and the “Raging Bull” one are very recent productions - and I’m not sure whether they were in any way supposed to accompany official releases.
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Ha, you missed my favorite:
Jaws 2
http://img1.gildia.pl/_n_/film/filmy/jaws_2/poster-200.jpg
“oh and i didnt think that American films were shown in the USSR.”
Yeah. But what does that have to do with Poland? Ignorance bliss is, young Skywalker…
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Some really beautiful and clever posters, even for bad movies like short circuit. I particularly liked the critters, raging bull, and eyes wide shut ones.
Hi there!
Some folks wrote that the collection is co depressive and they are right, but good poster always shows not only the product but also the market and the customers. Years of communism were not very funny and all of this sad times you can find on these posters.
And there you have some more: http://www.poster.com.pl/vintage-movie-poster.htm
At the time (and up until something like the mid 90’s almost) a lot of the films in Poland were dubbed into Polish, with a rather bland voice-over, and the posters were made into Polish versions so that the public could understand them. The artists doing the posters were often quite well known (maybe not outside their circle, but they received a lot of respect) and it enabled some struggling artists to make small money during very difficult times. And yes, some made statements. Poland is a very creative country, thoroughly maligned, with a film industry that has produced some of the best films out there. That their poster industry is also artistically great is a reflection of how much films are/were important to many people because they made you think, more than just ‘entertainment’ . I am out of touch with the Poland of the last ten years, and I expect it has changed an awful lot.
These are absolutely wonderful - many thanks for putting them up.
Some beautiful art. Some of these are absolutely inspired; proof of what designers can do if given a free reign, and not dictated to by the client. Can you imagine that Empire Strikes Back poster being approved by LucasFilms? More’s the shame!
It’s not surprising how many people don’t like this, we are conditioned to expect advertising to reflect exactly what’s in the box; modern advertising leaves no space for imagination and creativity. I think these works of art paint a much more emotive story than photographic posters can.
Thanks for putting together the collection.
Hand-painted Indian film posters are also worth a look. Oh and don’t forget, not all films shown in Poland are bland Hollywood imports, there’s some great Polish cinema around too
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Wow, I have to say I really enjoyed the entire perspective change in these - not all were exceptional artistically, but showed some real style missing from the original US onesheets.
Art grown in isolation during the cold war by our creative friends in Poland and across the Eastern Bloc, especially poster art, has a remarkable feel to it - even propaganda posters are sometimes beautifully composed and works of art growing in a different ecosystem from the West.
Thanks for this collection.
Anyone who doesn’t like these is just experiencing a fleeting moment of ‘non-hollywood’ syndrome; that is, anything that doesn’t conform to their hollywood-centric view of films is viewed with suspicion and even fear. The fact that a movie poster could communicate something other than “watch our film, make us money” just doesn’t compute for them. That said, clearly some of these posters were made by people who hadnot even seen the film (not surprising when the film is ‘Weekend at Bernies’, though).
Can we differentiate between, fine art, graphic design and illustration?
These posters seem to have been be under some kind of legal constraints. Most of them are are very interesting. As far as people commenting about being depressing, when was the last time you actually saw a movie that made you feel great? Maybe the expectations of entertainment have been compromised some how. Cultural standards, lack of decent actors, directors, scripts.
These are beautiful for the most part. Creative and not made to order. Hollywood has a serious lack of confidence in the general public ability to sift through the crap.
Some are improvements but others just illustrate designers need to reinvent and put their own stamp on work, ignoring the poswer of the original. Can you really improve on the image of De Niro on the original Raging Bull poster? Or the iconic MASH poster with the high heeled peace sign? And Alien. This version is a real dud compared to the original in terms of style and emotion.
I appreciate the creativity but unfortunately the best work here misrepresents horrible films as art.
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These are amazing! Thanks for the post. I have to agree with another commenter though: some of these, while visually arresting, tend to miss the point. That said, I can’t wait to see that hilarious screwball comedy “Terms of Endearment”!
There like some evil art school projects - many are not only better than the official version but more than one are greater works of art than the film they were made for.
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Awesome. Thank you for posting. Beautiful work!
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Man, you people are stupid. Dont you realize that most of these movies were in themselves depressing or deep? It makes sense that the posters would reflect the movie to a certain degree…
I love the Apocalypse Now, WarGames and Enter the Dragon posters. Truly moving and very descriptive.
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Great great stuff. Some of these posters are for terrible movies though and I would’ve gone to see them because of these great posters. Also, the seem highly literary and psychological. Like good book covers, that give you an instinctual or metaphorical sense of what a book is about without giving anything away and in fact adding to the depth.
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I don’t find posters great or amazing.
All of them are kid’s posters. Poor stuff.
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i love how so many highlight the subtext of the films.
absolutely brilliant collection!
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You can see old Czech movie posters for foreign movies at this site: http://www.terryhoponozky.cz/plakaty
50 Incredible Film Posters From Poland…
50 Posters de películas made in Poland. Vía Mira y Calla….
Very interesting concepts.
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Polish School Poster Masters:
Henryk Tomaszewski
Safe to say, he started it.
Jan Lenica
Very diverse, really big in theatre
Stasys
he’s from Lithuania, practices in poland, he’s really a class on his own.
Others:
Jan Mlodorzeniec, Wiktor Sadowski, Waldemar Swierrzy
To all those silly people out there: When some of those posters where made poland had paper shortages, let alone quality printing, or photoshop.
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I love most of them! It’s cool with graphic interpretations not influenced by the photorealistic collage style posters made in western europe and the states…
A stunning collection, that reminds us how bland the stuff we get in the west is. I suppose the mixed opinions of the posters explains why what we get in the west is so bland though: it’s about maximising profit, not artistic merit.
oh wow, these are really great!
I feel sorry for you.
Cool - refreshing to something different, even if it is 20-30 years old. They’re filled with emotion and mood.
The Polish do indeed have a long printmaking and poster tradition. I was reading about this a few months ago. These posters are in a style which is very reminiscent of cabaret and theater posters, both still popular events in Poland.
I absolutely love these posters, and in the appropriate circles, these are well-renowned. It is to be expected that people like us, fed on a diet of airbrushed “badass Hulk Hogan with a gun” or “Stiffler/Screech goober face” posters, as well as those of us not exposed or accustomed to stage performance culture, would be unable to appreciate these wonderful works. When I hear “these look like they’re from the 70s/80s”, or comments about Photoshop, which are meant to be disparaging, it becomes very obvious to me what a hick, or how dishonest, that particular person is. A remark like that smacks of soccer mom or WWF douchebag.
Also, just an FYI, Poland was never part of the Soviet Union. It was a satellite who’s politics were under the intense pressure of Moscow, but on paper, the country was a “sovereign ally of the USSR”. In fact, Poland was probably the most progressive of the socialist states. It is also worth mentioning that while the years under communism were indeed oppressive in a number of ways, it is far from the truth to say that people didn’t live completely normal lives. And so I disagree that these posters are necessarily expressing antipathy towards communist rule specifically (although that isn’t to say that some do not allude to the regime). The Party wasn’t the only thing on people’s minds.
spot on there, tim. constantly having to make as much money as possible does take some of the creativity out of life.
I think these posters are beautiful! Much more alive and artistical than the original ones. More original and more qualitative. Well done!
/Stefan from Sweden
these are fantastic!!!
as an artist and a movie fan, i am inspired!
I agree entirely with Bob the Chef. One key factor that no one has mentioned so far is that under the Old Regime, all (or most) cultural activities were state-subsidized. After the regime was overthrown in 1989 most of this funding stopped, and many of the country’s best graphic artists emigrated. Those who remained were mostly reduced to doing ads for Coca-Cola or pimple cream.
All are superb.
Fucking amazing collection! I would love re prints (or original prints, obviously) of several of them…
Hi, great to see some Pokish posters on here. I have been an avid fan of Polish Movie posters myself for several years, and have a couple of hundred of them - from 70s through to 90s (plus a few contemporary ones from this decade. they are in fact amazing - I love them.
Stange not to see “Wozzeck” on here by Jan Lenica, one of the most important and famous Polish posters of all time - though not a film poster at all - it is still brilliant. Check out all Lenica’s posters he is an exceptional artist. Check out also Polish Cirk (circus) posters - they are wicked with great colourful designs.
I have some of my collection on my Facebook profile, just search for me and you will see my album book for Polish Posters.
Enjoy the greatest posters in the world from Poland.
Here’s the link for my album. Please note you need to be a member of Facebook to view them. J
Opps, sorry, here it is this time: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=46840&l=75475&id=688420131
The exploding Vader head poster is the best ever made. It’s just totally awesome.
Two of the artists:
http://www.klimowski.com
and
http://www.swavaharasymowicz.com
Enjoy!
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mad posters…. i think… these posters made by so crazy man…
Absolutely stunning. So creative and magical!!! I think it’s funny that people on here don’t ‘get it’. How can you not?????
By boyfriend showed me these a long time ago, but it’s great you have them all in one place now.
It makes our film posters so dull and obvious. The UK and US need to get more creative and interest their audiences instead of dumbing down.
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I`m from poland, and can say, that this style of posters is still very much alive in theater. There are 2 places in warsaw you can buy them in, one is in an underground passage, and has the most recent ones, and one is a gallery in the old Town , where print prices go up to a 1000 Euros.
These were a way, in their time, to also camouflage some anti-Party messages, as was most of the art and movies, and theatre in that time.But since, it`s not that obvious, it didn’t get censored.
some of the big names in the poster graphics emigrated to the US, and made most of the graphics for the New Yorker, but also Broadway and all, so don`t put us away as Eastern European school of anything just yet:)
You can also check this guy out, he`s working now, lives half in Poland , and half in Canada, and his name is Tomasz Walenta:
http://www.tomaszwalenta.com/folio.html
I love these posters, real design from the past, great find
Ever since I laid eyes on the Polish poster for the original Godzilla (which remains one of my favorite posters of all time), I knew that Poland was worth looking into for other movie poster images. Some of these I’ve seen, most I have not. Great stuff all around. I particularly like that the vertical orientation is not required. That “Alien” poster is something else. Not my favorite of those you’ve shown, but it really resonates in how unlike the actual movie alien it is, but also how truly it represents it.
WOW amiazing compolation …
thanx for sharing!
Is there any chance of getting prints of these? I am interested in the “Don’t Look Now” one for my girlfriend. It’s her favorite movie. If you could email me at lukemeat@hotmail.com if you have any info. Great collection by the way!
Oh yeah, I am in Vancouver as well.
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The poster for Fatal Attraction is deeper and more iconic than the movie itself. I love the After Hours poster, but it is lacking a plaster of Paris bagel and cream cheese…
Polish movie poster school is dead, nowadays all we have is the same corporate crapp that every distributor receive from movie studios. Sad.
Sure a number of them do seem depressing, but you have to admit that some of them are very iconic and creative. I love the Fatal Attraction poster and Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
I own a lot of poster books (and advise anyone to find the 9 dollar Evergreen/Taschen ones covering every decade and every possible genre), and this selection here isn’t my favourite. My all time favourite polish posters are the one for Rosemary’s Baby (snake version), the one with the skull for The Birds, OMEN (b&w boy standing up with a devil for a head), the one for Nosferatu by Zaradkiewicz, Kwaidan, Heroin, The Quatermass Xperiment, Innerspace, ET (by Erol not by Pagowski), Westworld, Solaris, The Time Machine, Blue Velvet, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Conversation, Taxi Driver… Ask me for more info on where to see or find them.
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i am on lsd currently and this shit makes sense
i thought some of these were really good,but most of them were just disgusting. the never ending story one for instance is lazy and uninspired. i mean really,its like the guy was commissioned,and the day before it was due,he got drunk and watched the movie and then doodled what he remembered the next morning while eating breakfast before he went to drop it off. the Gandhi one,though,was absolutely beautiful. very Dali-esque. but to call any of these posters better than American ones is pretty off,one because that’s a pretty broad opinion,and two,because every one of these paintings is completely and utterly destroyed by Drew Struzan and folks of his caliber. still very nice and interesting though:D
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It’s clear that a lot of the negative comments are made by people with little or no appreciation of good graphic design, or any sense of style. This is a superb collection of very very good work. Also a lack of knowledge of the history of design pre photoshop. this typography is great. Open your eyes a little and learn something. I work for a large visual effects company making wiz bang movies, The latest and greatest technology does not always mean the best results.
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It’s frustrating (though not surprising) to see the negative comments on this board. It’s too bad that so many folks are so put off by the unfamiliar, when we should all be embracing it. These are all truly remarkable pieces.
To those who suggest that these are poorly drawn: You’re foolish.
To those who suggest that these were created to skirt copyright: You’re incorrect. They were created because, believe it or not, America’s design sensibility is neither universal nor supreme. Poles respond to advertising that reflects their sensibilities, as they should.
Haters hate. Playas play.
Word.
I’ll take these over MOST American film posters ANYDAY.
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Wow! Some of those are amazing!
I gotta own some of these. They’d look great in my home theater!
@jkillah1:
Maybe it’s because most of them were from the 80s and 70s.
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The current manifestation of Hollywood movie posters serve primarily to showcase celebrity and thus pull in larger box office numbers. Once in a while, there have been major studio releases with creative posters, but for the most part it’s a sea of gratuitously airbrushed glamor shots. In such a sea of mediocrity, these posters are inspiring and a welcome throwback.
Wauw, like monthy Python meets Pink Floyd……
I don’t like any of them
i’m seriously crying. a thousand thank you’s for this post.
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A lot of great (and contrasting) commentary/reaction to these. If anything they’re an amazing look into the social environment of Poland at the time. Good stuff.
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Es una muestra que deberia tener mas divulgacion. Es excelente.
It’s funny cuz “Airplane” poster makes no mention of an airplane in the movies title. It actually translates to “Stay Calm, It’s Only an Emergancy”
I agree these are dark and weird but from an artistic standpoint they are way more edgy and cutting edge than the American ones.
I was born in Poland and i actually remember a second grade field trip to see “Critters” I’m pretty sure it was rated R. Poland is awesome!
One more thing… American posters don’t always accuratly convey the movie in another language. So i think rather then just rewording the title they make a whole new poster.
P.S.
The Final Word, your cooment is perfect! you’re absolutly right about other cultures responding differently to American advertising.
“America’s design sensibility is neither universal nor supreme” = perfect!
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[...] such things are few and far between. Negima Ala Alba’s opening animation is much like a Polish movie poster– it takes one random aspect of the show– the number 31– and just runs with it. [...]
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LOL, You got to admit those are some super cool posters!
Jiff
http://www.anonymize.us.tc
Ghandi, Raging Bull, and Star Wars all look greatt. others, some are alright, some are kinda weak
This is not the first time I have seen great posters coming out of poland. Always unique stuff.
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Beautiful, moody, intriguing! I love this style. Anyone know if these posters are available for sale anywhere? I’d love to decorate with them.
[...] Lindstrom over at Wellmedicated posted on his blog about 50 incredible film posters from Poland. Being a Pole myself, I instantly took to the images and the unique design. Poland has always had a [...]
Not digging these at all ! But hey … that’s just me.
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my kid has a hand like that rosemaries baby poster.
is that bad? filthyrichmond.com
I took a picture of a really cool gig poster in Poland, at the end of Pietrokowska St. in lodz.
Link to Flikr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/44124451340@N01/2870783566/
There used to be a gallery in Portland that sold these exclusively about 15 years ago, always wish I’d bough more.
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While all of these posters are beautiful works of art and great in all aspects of design they really fail at the “getting the point across” aspect. I really liked looking at them and it has opened my eyes to Polish design. Thanks for sharing.
Great design ! Some of them are really amazing and can seriously kick American’s poster ass. Thanks for the collection.
I grew up in Poland in 70’s and 80’s. These posters represent the dominant artistic mood of the whole country at that time. We listened to dark and complex music, we valued deep literature, we were a rather somber and serious culture- with a romantic twist. It was a direct reflection of political and economic suppression as well as the result of very dominant catholic religious culture. We also looked to England, Italy and France more than the USA for artistic direction and inspiration.
Things have changed since, but to look back at those posters brings back some good and some not so good memories.
As to the colors,
.. the repro and printing technology was not great. Also, some of the posters were well aged by the time they were digitized for display here.
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Well, nice posters. I must say we don’t have them in Noir York like above. The thing is - Polish designers at the time of posters’ creation were not forced to work under pressure of making extra big money out of it. They were able to concentrate on the poster itself, not on the superior manager raging over their heads. Posters were aiming at artistic, expressive functions, not just impressive, money-oriented. We must also remember the political environment in Poland at this time. Western style of producing ads & posters would be considered not proper by the officials. Designers had to ‘power up’ all their creativity to make up something good out of ordinary, government approved things.
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Bukator…
You’re a fucking idiot…
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Polish movie posters are amazing. If you haven’t seen it I would recommend trying to get your hands on the Bladrunner poster. It’s amazing.
These are pretty crap like.
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jkillah1, many Polish art forms take on a somber form. Rather than dabble in slapstick comedy or gushy romance, many Polish films, such as “Day of the Wacko” represent a more serious look on life.
great stuff, seems the US material doesn’t have that much style or you just picked a really good batch…
Jacob
http://www.ConcertPosterArt.com
“Over 4000 Original Concert Posters, Flyers and Vintage Ads”
http://www.agrayspace.com/posters/
gretings from Poland
Now for the clincher. How many of you dweebs know anything about Poland, or even know where it is?
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Nice collection of poster. Truly a work of art. I hope movie makers nowadays will get ideas from this in making new movie posters.
Great collection. Too bad so many people get the words “art” confused with “new and shiny”.
There are a lot of really good ones in this collection, but I think my favorite m