Czech and Slovak Cinema
Title | Czech and Slovak Cinema PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Hames |
Publisher | Edinburgh University Press |
Total Pages | 273 |
Release | 2010-08-09 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 0748686835 |
Examines 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.
Masculinities in Polish, Czech and Slovak Cinema
Title | Masculinities in Polish, Czech and Slovak Cinema PDF eBook |
Author | Ewa Mazierska |
Publisher | Berghahn Books |
Total Pages | 260 |
Release | 2008-11-01 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 178238216X |
Gender, especially masculinity, is a perspective rarely applied in discourses on cinema of Eastern/Central Europe. Masculinities in Polish, Czech and Slovak Cinema exposes an English-speaking audience to a large proportion of this region’s cinema that previously remained unknown, focusing on the relationship between representation of masculinity and nationality in the films of two and later three countries: Poland, Czechoslovakia/the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The objective of the book is to discuss the main types of men populating Polish, Czech and Slovak films: that of soldier, father, heterosexual and homosexual lover, against a rich political, social and cultural background. Czech, Slovak and Polish cinema appear to provide excellent material for comparison as they were produced in neighbouring countries which for over forty years endured a similar political system – state socialism.
Avant-garde to New Wave
Title | Avant-garde to New Wave PDF eBook |
Author | Jonathan L. Owen |
Publisher | Berghahn Books |
Total Pages | 256 |
Release | 2011-02-28 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 9780857451279 |
The cultural liberalization of communist Czechoslovakia in the 1960s produced many artistic accomplishments, not least the celebrated films of the Czech New Wave. This movement saw filmmakers use their new freedom to engage with traditions of the avant-garde, especially Surrealism. This book explores the avant-garde's influence over the New Wave and considers the political implications of that influence. The close analysis of selected films, ranging from the Oscar-winning Closely Observed Trains to the aesthetically challenging Daisies, is contextualized by an account of the Czech avant-garde and a discussion of the films' immediate cultural and political background.
Czech and Slovak Cinema
Title | Czech and Slovak Cinema PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Hames |
Publisher | Edinburgh University Press |
Total Pages | 272 |
Release | 2010-08-09 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 0748629262 |
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.
Masculinities in Polish, Czech and Slovak Cinema
Title | Masculinities in Polish, Czech and Slovak Cinema PDF eBook |
Author | Ewa Mazierska |
Publisher | Berghahn Books |
Total Pages | 264 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 9781845455408 |
Gender, especially masculinity, is a perspective rarely applied in discourses on cinema of Eastern/Central Europe. Masculinities in Polish, Czech and Slovak Cinema exposes an English-speaking audience to a large proportion of this region's cinema that previously remained unknown, focusing on the relationship between representation of masculinity and nationality in the films of two and later three countries: Poland, Czechoslovakia/the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The objective of the book is to discuss the main types of men populating Polish, Czech and Slovak films: that of soldier, father, heterosexual and homosexual lover, against a rich political, social and cultural background. Czech, Slovak and Polish cinema appear to provide excellent material for comparison as they were produced in neighbouring countries which for over forty years endured a similar political system - state socialism.
The Czechoslovak New Wave
Title | The Czechoslovak New Wave PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Hames |
Publisher | Wallflower Press |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Czechoslovakia |
ISBN | 9781904764427 |
This study of the most significant movement in post-war Central and East European cinema examines the origins and development of Czechoslovakian film during this time, as well as the political and cultural changes which influenced some of the most important works.
All the Bright Young Men and Women
Title | All the Bright Young Men and Women PDF eBook |
Author | Josef Škvorecký |
Publisher | Toronto: P. Martin Associates |
Total Pages | 286 |
Release | 1971 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN |
From the Peter Neil Issacs collection.