1950s Cinema – a dominant medium of cultural communication. Major creator (inspiration) of fashions and ideas. Popular culture and consumer boom in the West. Political activity of the young – times of rebellion and counterculture
Hitchcock EraHitchcock Era Alfred Hitchcock – one of the most famous directors ever. Master of suspense famous for meticulous storyboarding The advent of colour slow adaptation of the new technology: coexistence/
1960s – time of revolutions1960s – time of revolutions Consumer society and prosperity in the West. The Cold War. Women’s liberation movement and the pill. The post war generation comes of age. The generation gap.
European cinemaEuropean cinema Italy Germany Britain Poland – Wajda, Munk, Kutz, Morgenstern, Kawalerowicz (Zanussi, Kie ś lowski)
The French New WaveThe French New Wave La Nouvelle Vague Iconoclastic. Deeply influenced by film culture – Hollywood and Italian neorealism. People fascinated by the cinema. auteur cinema
Representatives François Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard, Éric Rohmer, Claude Chabrol, Jacques Rivette, Cahiers du cinéma.