Polish Film Posters
Well Medicated has posted a collection of 50 Polish film posters. I picked out three at random: The Empire Strikes Back, Rosemary's Baby, and The Getaway. Compare them to the American versions below. I like the Polish ones better.
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Comments
Why is Yoda disintegrating?
Posted by BikerPuppy on 09/26/08 at 11:27 AM
KW- that is clearly a sign.
Personally the American Star Wars and Rosemary's Baby posters seem better designed than their Polish counterparts. The Polish version of "The Getaway" I prefer. I think that the officially released American Star Wars posters all had a very similar style. Even the prequel posters adhered to the design style. The American Rosemary's Baby poster is really powerful. The emptiness and small text gives a feel of isolation, a feeling you might have if you gave birth to the anti-christ. I would say "nice use of negative space" but that's pretty cliche. The Polish version of Rosemary's Baby seems like a cross between graphic novel design and art deco. It almost seems like a throw-back to theater posters.
Another thing I noted was that all the American posters include the faces of the main actors whereas the Polish versions don't. Well, you get Yoda in the Polish Star Wars poster, which I find to be a huge turn-on, but he isn't recognizable like Harrison Ford, Mia Farrow, or Steve McQueen.
Personally the American Star Wars and Rosemary's Baby posters seem better designed than their Polish counterparts. The Polish version of "The Getaway" I prefer. I think that the officially released American Star Wars posters all had a very similar style. Even the prequel posters adhered to the design style. The American Rosemary's Baby poster is really powerful. The emptiness and small text gives a feel of isolation, a feeling you might have if you gave birth to the anti-christ. I would say "nice use of negative space" but that's pretty cliche. The Polish version of Rosemary's Baby seems like a cross between graphic novel design and art deco. It almost seems like a throw-back to theater posters.
Another thing I noted was that all the American posters include the faces of the main actors whereas the Polish versions don't. Well, you get Yoda in the Polish Star Wars poster, which I find to be a huge turn-on, but he isn't recognizable like Harrison Ford, Mia Farrow, or Steve McQueen.
Posted by Pablo on 09/26/08 at 11:36 AM
Pablo - clearly a sign that Yoda needs some sudafed?? AND you find Yoda to be a huge turn on (I'm quoting you here... "you get Yoda in the Polish Star Wars poster, which I find to be a huge turn-on"). I think now we've found the real reason you want your chicks to wear a Yoda mask and it has nothing to do with snotty noses.
I like the American versions better, especially the Rosemary's Baby one.
I like the American versions better, especially the Rosemary's Baby one.
Posted by KW in Dallas, TX on 09/26/08 at 11:59 AM
Pablo, we all recognize Yoda but who are those other people you listed? "Harrison Ford, Mia Farrow, or Steve McQueen"
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 09/27/08 at 12:23 AM
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