ThePolishdocofortheBFI’sCenturyofCinemadistinguishesitselffromalltheothersintheseriesbybeingtheonlyonenottohaveanyfilmcritics,academics,directors,etcprovidingacommentary.Insteadittakestherefreshingrouteofhavingordinarypeopleofallagestalkingaboutwhat’sspecialtothemaboutmovies–sowegetsomeoldfolksdescribingtheirfirsttriptothecinemawhenalotofpeopledidn’tevenknowwhatafilmwas,memoriesofwhatitwasliketogotothemoviesaschildren,teenagers,andadultsbefore,during,andafterWWII,andespeciallythekeyscenesfromfilmsthathavemadelastingimpressionsuponthem(notunexpectedly,Wajda’sKANALstrikesanerve),whichareshowninaccompaniment,sothatitbecomestheintervieweeswhoultimatelydecidewhat’sshowninthedoco.Thiskindofstuffiswhatthe‘100YearsofCinema’celebrationisreallyabout.
