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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. Andrzej Wajda

Life Politics Waiting Culture People Collapse Area Economy Retreat Least Were Expected Soviet Going Soviet Union Just Full Union Initiative

There is no filmmaking legislation because distributors are not interested in sharing their money with the film industry - for instance, by giving a percentage of ticket sales back to filmmakers. Andrzej Wajda

Money Giving Back Distributors Percentage Instance Sharing Ticket Industry Because Sales Legislation Not Interested Interested Film Film Industry Filmmakers Filmmaking

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. Andrzej Wajda

Life Work Good Theatre Reality Writing Stage Difficulty Would Given Allowed New Greater Even Film Play Level Set

Suddenly, the screens were dominated by American entertainment to the extent of something like 95 percent. As a result, audiences turned away from the kinds of films that we used to make. Andrzej Wajda

Entertainment Result Films Kinds Percent Something Like Make Audiences Were Dominated American Screens Turned Used Suddenly Away Extent

It turned out that the country was helpless in the face of a new reality. Andrzej Wajda

Reality Face Country Out New Turned Helpless

In the forty years of the people's republic, some of the worst historical traits were preserved in our people. These included even the common characteristics developed in the economic reality of the time of partitions in the 17th and 18th centuries. Andrzej Wajda

In the first years after 1989, films were partly financed from the state's budget as well as by public television. Still, except for a few special cases, most films are made this way. Andrzej Wajda

In Europe, there is no television filmmaking legislation that could assist film production because private broadcasters are not interested in supporting Polish film. Andrzej Wajda

Broadcasters Television Could Supporting Because Polish Private Legislation Not Interested Interested Production Europe Film Assist Filmmaking

Eventually, the state's funding covered only the stages leading to presenting a film project to potential funding bodies. It was enough to produce a script, indicate casting and put together a budget to present it all, but nothing beyond that. Andrzej Wajda

Together Nothing Enough State Project Indicate Only Potential Casting Put Leading Budget Beyond Covered Stages Script Produce Bodies Film Eventually Present Funding Presenting