ch ▁Has , ▁K ie ś low ski , ▁Z anus si , ▁B are ja ▁and ▁And r zej ▁M unk ▁often ▁directed ▁films ▁which ▁were ▁a ▁political ▁sat ire ▁aim ed ▁at ▁st ult ifying ▁the ▁commun ist ▁authorities ▁in ▁the ▁most ▁gentle ▁manner ▁as ▁possible . ▁However , ▁due ▁to ▁c ensor ship , ▁some ▁films ▁were ▁not ▁screen ed ▁in ▁cin emas ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁when ▁commun ism ▁ended ▁in ▁Central ▁and ▁Eastern ▁Europe . ▁The ▁H ourg lass ▁San ator ium ▁( 1 9 7 3 ) ▁was ▁so ▁controvers ial , ▁the ▁commun ist ▁government ▁forb ade ▁Woj cie ch ▁Has ▁to ▁direct ▁for ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁ten ▁years . ▁The ▁authorities ▁also ▁h ired ▁or ▁b rib ed ▁film ▁critics ▁and ▁literary ▁sch ol ars ▁to ▁poor ly ▁review ▁the ▁film . ▁The ▁review ers , ▁however , ▁were ▁so ▁in effect ive ▁that ▁in ▁turn ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁app la ud ed ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁J ury ▁Prize ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁C annes ▁Film ▁Festival . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁nominated ▁Polish ▁film ▁at ▁the ▁Academy ▁Awards ▁was ▁Kn ife ▁in ▁the ▁Water ▁by ▁Pol ans ki ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁Polish ▁films ▁were ▁nominated ▁five ▁times ▁and ▁three ▁consec ut ively ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁▁▁▁ ▁Mov ies ▁A ▁Generation