RETURN TO FORMER PLACES – FORGOTTEN SHADOWS OF THE PAST (PHILOSOPHY OF RETURN BASED ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE WORKS OF THE CZECH POET F. GRUBIN)

Abstract

The article is not devoted to philosophical theories directly, although the concepts of F. Nietzsche, E. Husserl, his student Jan Patočka, the founder of Czech phenomenology are cited and considered, but to the consideration of the humanitarian problem through the prism of significant literary works (and later films based on these works) of the Czech poet František Grubin (1910-1971).

The author of the article devoted the study to the topic of return - a category of social, psychological, philosophical. Return, Not in a narrow geographical sense from point A to point B, although the return to the "former places" - home is considered, but also in the conscious and subconscious to oneself. The author believes that a person needs, especially at the crossroads of eras, to shovel layers of time and life surroundings, fragments of his life, record segments and stations of events, making final conclusions. The past in order to see the present and think about the future.

The novelty of the study is that the theme of Returning Home and in general to "former places" and events is not so extensive and is of interest. Another feature of the article is that the markers and subjects of the study are mainly two works (a poem and a short story) not by a "pure" philosopher, but by a writer, a poet, and it is conducted through the lenses of old cinema (the second half of the 20th century) by the famous Czech director O. Vavra.

Many works by František Grubin set a philosophical tone and problem in Time and Space, these two categories are not only the diocese of physics, but also of philosophy. The possibilities of cinema in matters of contemplation and comprehension are enormous, and art cinema, in particular "chamber" cinema, are even greater. The shadows of a forgotten movie flicker.

The text of the poem in which a mature person accidentally stumbles upon a not accidental episode from his life, which shifts his consciousness a quarter of a century ago and shakes his entire subsequent life from first love, loss, death and to stuporful despair, is perceived by the reader with his body and soul. In the cinema, with a tragic addition, this "action" can also be seen and heard. In the article, these two films become the subject of retrospective analysis.

The author considers the theme of Return and Lost Time, which smoothly transitions from the second half of the 20th century into the 21st century, to be relevant.