From the Truth of Life to the Aesthetic Revolt. Several Aspects of the Czechoslovak New Wave Cover Image

Od prawdy życia po rewoltę estetyczną. Kilka aspektów czechosłowackiej Nowej Fali
From the Truth of Life to the Aesthetic Revolt. Several Aspects of the Czechoslovak New Wave

Author(s): Jadwiga Hučková
Subject(s): Aesthetics, Contemporary Philosophy, Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Czechoslovak New Wave;Czech New Wave;cinéma-vérité;folk culture;consumerism;

Summary/Abstract: In Czechoslovakia of the 60s, thanks to the unique constellation of many factors a real “film miracle” could have come into being. New Wave brought primarily focus on the human being, man’s living conditions and self-fulfillment. One of the major issues undertaken by the cinema was the question of the truth. Showing the truth of life has become a kind of manifesto especially for directors like Štefan Uher, Jaromil Jireš, Miloš Forman, Ivan Passer, Jaroslav Papoušek. A great individuality was Pavel Juráček. Věra Chytilová however followed the way of the aesthetic revolt.

  • Issue Year: 44/2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 55-72
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish