Odbiór społeczny kinematografii na Pomorzu Nadwiślańskim w początkach XX wieku

Cinematographic shows were held in Pomerelia several months after the invention of the Lumiere brothers had been presented for the first time in Paris. At the beginning of the 20th century such shows, originally organised as touring forms of entertainment, were very popular both in the major and smaller towns of the region. The fascination with the new medium affected the whole population irrespective of the ethnic origin of the inhabitants of the region. WW I resulted in an increased ideologisation of cinematography; the forms of state control over the content of films became stricter. In the interwar period, cinematography became an element of cultural competition between Poland and Germany. The prevalence and popularity of film along with the influx of American images influenced the morality and mentality of people living in the Pomeranian voiodeship in the interwar period.