Iluminace 2016, 28(3):89-120

School is the foundation of life. Opposites attract

Tomáš Gruntorád

An analysis of the 1938 film The School is the Foundation of Life, directed by Martin Frič. The aim is to sketch a map of the stylistic regularities of Frič's creative poetics of the 1930s, using the example of a film that includes most of them.

Keywords: Czech director, actor, screenwriter, Škola základ života 1938, film analysis, stylistic devices

Published: September 1, 2016  Show citation

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Gruntorád, T. (2016). School is the foundation of life. Opposites attract. Iluminace28(3), 89-120
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