1732-8160 Temporal Progression in Film Retellings in Polish: Perspectives on the Interaction of the Imperfective Aspect and Narrative Principles Latkowska Jolanta author Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach, Bankowa 12, 40-007 Katowice Correspondence to: Jolanta Latkowska jolanta.latkowska(at)us.edu.pl 28 03 2024 Vol. 19, Issue 1 Volume 19 (2024) 37 60 Copyright © 2024 2024 <p>This study examines the temporal architecture of Polish film retellings within the research framework developed by Christiane von Stutterheim and colleagues, who identified grammaticalized progressive and imperfective aspects as powerful agents capable of influencing event construal, and through it, the organisation of discourse. Based on this finding, the study explores 30 offline film retellings to find out whether their narrative structure reflects the patterns attributed to the influence of a grammaticalised imperfective (IMPF). 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