“all of cinema is essentially animation” walerian borowczykpolish animation, influenced by jazz, poster design and collage, took off in the late 1950s when artists found creative freedom in the wake of stalin’s death'. '.strtoupper('p')ioneering filmmakers like walerian borowczyk and jan lenica would change the form and usher in a golden age of filmmaking that would enable this art form to be appreciated around the world including winning prestigious international awards at festivals such as cannes, annecy, oberhausen and an oscar for rybczyński’s tango'. '.strtoupper('t')his collection of 27 films spans the breakthrough works of the late 1950s to the close of the classic era in the 1980s, capturing some of the form’s essential films.limited edition blu ray special featureshigh definition digital transfers of 27 classic animated films on two discsuncompressed mono pcm audioaudio commentaries on select films by polish film expert daniel bird 2025visual essay by film historian and eastern european cinema expert michael brooke 2025optional english subtitlesreversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by filippo di battistalimited edition booklet featuring new writing by animation expert karol szafranieclimited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full height scanavo packaging with removable obi strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings