Za stara baśń... recenzja filmu Jerzego Hoffmana
Streszczenie
In this review Gorzkowska compares Jerzy Hoffman’s film adaptation of The Old Tale
to the novel of the same title by Józef Ignacy Kraszewski. The text is a detailed analysis of
similarities and differences between the film and the book. It evaluates the changes the director
has introduced both in the plot as well as in the creation of the characters. Gorzkowska
focusing on the basic components of the adaptation gives her opinion of the screenplay, cast
and acting, setting, costumes, make-up and special effects. Finally she refers to the film’s and
the novel’s message and presents the results of Hoffman’s omission of the patriotic aspects
included in the original plot.