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Darius von Guttner Sporzynski, Historian, Australian Catholic University

Netflix’s 1670 satirises the absurd ruling class of 17th century Poland-Lithuania – with lessons for today

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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.

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