Józef Ignacy Kraszewski's "Saxony Trilogy" was made into a film 40 years ago. "Saxony's Splendour and Prussia's Glory" was the largest and most elaborate film production in the GDR. Less well known is the Polish film production "Countess Cosel" (1960) by Jerzy Antczak. This in turn was the cheapest production of Polish cinematography to date, but this had no influence on the quality and popularity of the film.
We shed light on the historical period of the Saxon-Polish Union, look into the background and development of the film productions and take a closer look at Kraszewski's novel drafts. How were they created? How did the Polish writer view and judge Augustus the Strong and the Saxon-Polish court? And what was life like at the Polish court, which the Wettins ruled from 1697 to 1763?
The exhibition is under the patronage of Dr Christine Gräfin von Brühl.
