2. 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

3. 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/

4. 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.

5. European cinemaEuropean cinema  Italy  Germany  Britain  Poland – Wajda, Munk, Kutz, Morgenstern, Kawalerowicz (Zanussi, Kie ś lowski)

6. 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

7. Representatives  François Truffaut,  Jean-Luc Godard,  Éric Rohmer,  Claude Chabrol,  Jacques Rivette,  Cahiers du cinéma.