November 08, 2009
UTNE READER

Art of the Polish Movie Poster

July-August 2009
by Staff, Utne Reader 
Polish Movie Poster of Benji
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Poster for the film Benji. For more Polish movie posters, vist the image gallery.
Image courtesy of Posteritati, NYC; www.posteritati.com
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The Polish movie poster is “an unequivocal . . . triumph of art over commerce, of painting and vision over the bottom line that controls too much of film culture and the art world.” So raves Michael Atkinson in a Believer essay (March-April 2009) deconstructing “one of the great secrets of 20th century pop art.”

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(All images courtesy of Posteritati, NYC; www.posteritati.com)

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