Czech and Slovak cinema : theme and tradition
This book examines links between theme, genre and visual style, and looks at the ways in which a range of traditions has extended across different historical periods and political regimes. It provides a unique study of areas of Central European film history
Print Book, English, ©2010
Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, ©2010
History
vii, 264 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780748620821, 9780748620814, 0748620826, 0748620818
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1. Introduction; 2. The Comic Tradition; 3. Czech Lyricism; 4. The Avant Garde; 5. Surrealism; 6. Animation; 7. Representations of the Holocaust; 8. Realism and the New Wave; 9. Politics and Film; 10. Traditions of the Absurd; 11. Is There a Slovak Style?.
Originally published: 2009
Includes Filmographies