Lot nad kukułczym gniazdem
Lot nad kukułczym gniazdem (1975)
Reżyseria: Miloš Forman.
Scenariusz: Lawrence Hauben, Bo Goldman.
Zdjęcia: Haskel Wexler.
Scenografia: Edwin O’Donovan.
Kostiumy: Annie Guerard Rodgers.
Muzyka: Jack Nietzsche.
Montaż: Sheldon Kahn, Lynzee Klingman.
Charakteryzacja: Fred B. Philips.
Produkcja: Fantasy Films, N.V. Zvaluw
Aktorzy: Jack Nicholson, Will Sampson, Danny DeVitto, Christopher Lloyd, William Redfield, Louise Fletcher
Kraj produkcji: USA. Rok produkcji: 1975. Premiera: 19 listopada 1975 / październik 1979 (Polska)

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
Director: Miloš Forman.
Screenplay: Lawrence Hauben, Bo Goldman.
Cinematography: Haskell Wexler.
Production design: Edwin O’Donovan.
Costumes: Annie Guerard Rodgers.
Music: Jack Nitzsche.
Editing: Sheldon Kahn, Lynzee Klingman.
Make-up: Fred B. Philips.
Production: Fantasy Films, N.V. Zvaluw
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Will Sampson, Danny DeVitto, Christopher Lloyd, William Redfield, Louise Fletcher
Country of production: USA. Year of production: 1975. Premiere: 19 November 1975 / October 1979 (Poland)

After moving to the United States in 1968, Miloš Forman continued the creative approach he had developed in Czechoslovakia, based on careful observation of society on a micro scale and constructions of metaphors from these fragments of everyday life, in which the main problems of the surrounding reality converge like in a lens. His commitment to this personal style is already evident in his first American film, Taking Off. However, it was One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest that brought Forman widespread recognition for his distinctive artistic vision. One of the film’s notable achievements is the seamless integration of staged performances by star actors with the realities of an actual psychiatric hospital. This blending of fiction and reality makes One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest an even more compelling work.
As Gordon Gow described in Films and Filming shortly after the film’s release: “McMurphy’s struggle against the hospital system initially appears to follow rules accepted by both sides. The actions of doctors, nurses, and orderlies seem reasonable. Even the electroshock therapy administered to McMurphy, after he breaks all the ‘rules of the game’ by taking patients out and getting them drunk, seems within acceptable limits. At first, we may even accept Nurse Ratched’s strict demeanour as a professional necessity. (…) Our surprise grows as the director subtly challenges our assumptions, revealing a more complex reality. (…) This becomes particularly clear when we learn that most patients entered the hospital voluntarily, seeking relief from the pressures of ordinary life. Only then does the metaphor merge naturally with the realistic depiction of their world, and we begin to understand how many people long for a life structured by rules and authority, willing to accept guidance, whatever shape it may take.”
