简介：PolishfilmmakerWandaJakubowskahasbeencreatingmoviesforover50years,buthermostsignificantcontributionstocinemacamefromtheyearsaroundWorldWarII.Her1946filmOstatniEtap/TheLastStage,achronicleoftherelationshipsformedbetweenfemaleprisonersinNaziconcentrationcampsbasedonherexperienceswhileinternedinAuschwitzwasthefirstPolishpost-warfilmtogaininternationaldistribution;itwasalsoonlythesecondfeatureproducedbythenewlyformedFilmPolski,thestatefilmboard.JakubowskawasalsoakeyfigureinthefoundingofSTART(StowarzyszenieMilosnikowFilmuArtystycznego/SocietyforDevoteesofArtisticFilm)in1929.Thisorganizationattemptedtopromotetheproductionoffilmsaboutartisticandsocialcommittment.…