Od prawdy życia po rewoltę estetyczną. Kilka aspektów czechosłowackiej Nowej Fali

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.