National Cinemas Post 1945: Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary, Yugoslavia
Knife in the Water (Roman Polanski, 1962)
Introduction from teacher:
By the end of this module, you will be able to:
Identify the characteristics and major figures of the postwar cinemas of Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary, and Yugoslavia.
Understand the connection between the politics of nations and their cinematic output.
The postwar period encouraged a unique individuality in the cinema. Films of the period offered interesting things to say and new ways to say them. Audiences and technology were changing, and the American film industry was in trouble commercially. Furthermore, foreign governments supported their film industries, while the American government let the Hollywood industry sink in the aftermath of the collapse of the studio system. By the mid-1970s, American films had adopted the techniques of foreign films and became strong once again.
Mast and Kawin next turn their attention to several auteurs in the chapter including Jiří Menzel, František Vláčil, Věra Chytilová, Andrzej Wajda, Roman Polanski, Krzysztof Kieslowski, Bela Tarr, and Dušan Makavejev.
Reading: Mast & Kawin, Chapter 14 “National Cinemas 1: 1945-” (pp. 436-446) in A Short History of the Movies
A YouTube clip on the Czech New Wave Click Here
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