Czech and Slovak Cinema: Theme and Tradition

Framsida
Edinburgh University Press, 9 aug. 2010 - 272 sidor
This book is the first study in English to examine some of the key themes and traditions of Czech and Slovak cinema, linking inter-war and post-war cinemas together with developments in the post-Communist period. It examines links between theme, genre, and visual style, and looks at the ways in which a range of styles and traditions has extended across different historical periods and political regimes. Czech and Slovak Cinema provides a unique study of areas of Central European film history that have not previously been examined in English.
 

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Introduction
1
1 History
15
2 Comedy
32
3 Realism
55
4 Politics
75
5 The Holocaust
95
6 Lyricism
112
7 The Absurd
129
8 The AvantGarde
144
9 Surrealism
168
10 Animation
188
11 Slovak Directions
206
Bibliography
229
Filmography
243
Index
254
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Om författaren (2010)

Peter Hames is Honorary Research Associate in Film and Media Studies at Staffordshire University. His books include The Czechoslovak New Wave (second edition, 2005) and, as editor, The Cinema of Central Europe (2004), The Cinema of Jan Svankmajer: Dark Alchemy (second edition, 2008), and Cinemas in Transition (with Catherine Portuges, forthcoming). He has contributed to a wide range of publications, including Sight and Sound, Index on Censorship, Canadian Slavonic Papers, and KinoKultura.

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