Czech and Slovak cinema : theme and tradition / / Peter Hames

• Autore: Hames Peter
• Pubblicazione: Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, c2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (273 p.)
• Disciplina: 791.4309437
• Soggetto topico: Motion pictures - Czech Republic - History; Motion pictures - Slovakia - History; Motion pictures - Czech Republic - Plots, themes, etc; Motion pictures - Slovakia - Plots, themes, etc
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-253) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Title page""; ""Copyright page""; ""Contents""; ""Series information""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Introduction""; ""1 - History""; ""2 - Comedy""; ""3 - Realism""; ""4 - Politics""; ""5 - The Holocaust""; ""6 - Lyricism""; ""7 - The Absurd""; ""8 - The Avant-Garde""; ""9 - Surrealism""; ""10 - Animation""; ""11 - Slovak Directions""; ""Bibliography""; ""Filmography""; ""Index""
• Sommario/riassunto: 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. Key Features*An overview of the development of the C
• Titolo autorizzato: Czech and Slovak cinema
• ISBN: 1-282-13634-8; 9786612136344; 0-7486-2926-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910822836703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Traditions in world cinema.