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"Netflix’s
1670 is one of the sharpest period comedies of recent years.
Shot in a mockumentary style, it follows Jan Paweł Adamczewski (Bartlomiej
Topa), a vain provincial nobleman, and his family, in the Polish-Lithuanian
Commonwealth of the late 17th century.
Season two, released this month, builds on the absurd humour of the first –
mixing slapstick with political parody and playful anachronisms.
But while the series is not meant as a history lesson, it works best when
viewed against the real story of Poland-Lithuania, a vast but fragile state
that once dominated East-Central Europe. Understanding this background explains
why the jokes land, and why the series resonates beyond Poland."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
