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a romance with history
by krzysztof teodor toeplitz
Foreign audiences generally believe, and not without some foundation, that one cannot expect to find humor or comedy, a light capricious touch Or ironic mockery in Polish films. On the other hand, Polish films are regarded as strong on heavy drama either monumental and romantic historical tilms or bitter sentimental confessions. One can count on fewer fingers than are on one hand the Polish comedies which have actually won a reputation, not counting a few that had a pretty good box office return. All the more significant, then, is the appearance of the historical comedy ‘’Marysia and Napoleon,” a film adaptation of Andrzej Jarecki’s stage play, directed by Leonard Buczkowski, which ushered in the 1966-1967 film season.
‘““Marysia and Napoleon’”’ opened several months after the publicized premiére of Wajda’s ‘The Ashes” and is a kind of playful parody that takes a different look at a period which Wajda portrayed with deep romantic emotionalism in the colors of national drama. Naturally, this is in no way a polemic with Wajda and “The Ashes.” The new film belongs to a quite different genre, it has other ambitions and approaches the subject from a different point of view. It is not a drama, it is not even a true satire. It is a national comedy. National, because it is based on one of the most famous anec es in Polish history, connected with the Napoleonic era, namely the romance of Napoleon |, the god of war, and Maria Countess Walewska, wife of Count Aleksander Walewski, chamberlain of many courts. An illegitimate but widely known