W Holandii stoi dom. Przedstawienie polskich imigrantów we współczesnym kinie holenderskim*

Abstract

This article looks into the representation of Polish immigrants in contemporary Dutch film, with a particular focus on the prominent role of domestic settings and familial dysfunctions in the pictures involved. As the analysis reveals, many of the films under discussion bring into view troubled Dutch protagonists (especially men) who suffer from degradation in the familial and social sphere. The Polish characters in turn tend to be instrumentalized as (potential) agents of change (or rather “restoration”), taking up traditional familial and domestic roles that are no longer fulfilled by Dutch characters.

Keywords

• Dutch film
• Polish immigrants
• representation
• domesticity