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Czech New Wave Filmmakers in Interviews by Robert Buchar (2003, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
ISBN-10078641720X
ISBN-139780786417209
eBay Product ID (ePID)25038415797
Product Key Features
Number of Pages221 Pages
Publication NameCzech New Wave Filmmakers in Interviews
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2003
SubjectFilm / General, General, Individual Director (See Also Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts)
TypeTextbook
AuthorRobert Buchar
Subject AreaPerforming Arts, History
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight10.9 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2003-019550
Dewey Edition22
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal791.43023309
Table Of ContentTable of Contents Foreword Introduction Antonín Mása Jan Nemec Sasa Gedeon Jirí Menzel Vera Chytilová Jirí KrejVík Jaroslav BouVek Jaroslav Brabec Jan Sverák Zuzana Zemanová Alois Fisárek Otakar Vávra Drahomíra Vihanová Ivan Passer Karel Vachek Stanislav Milota The Velvet Revolution and Beyond Notes Bibliography Index
SynopsisIn Czechoslovakia, in the 1960s, artists began to realize that the aesthetics of social realism contrasted with the realities of daily life; a movement of film arose in response to the politics and history of the nation. This work collects candid interviews with the creators of the Czech New Wave film movement (1960-2000). Their work put Czech film on the map of world cinema, generating two Oscars for Best Foreign Film, but the official critique marked them as decadent, pessimistic, and reactionary. The work contains sixteen uncensored interviews with filmmakers such as Jan Nemec, Jiri Menzel, Sasa Gedeon, and Jan Sverak, who describe the struggle to realize their visions in a constantly shifting political landscape: from the mid-1960s, through the repressive "normalization" after the Soviet occupation in 1968 (more films were banned in 1970 than during the previous twenty years of Communism), and after the Velvet Revolution of 1989. The interviews give portraits of some of the most talented figures in film, revealing artists searching for individual and national identity, who describe living and making film in the Czech Republic now and in the past, explore how foreign films influence Czech film, and speculate on the future of film. Each interview includes a short biography, filmography, and list of awards. The work is bookended by essays giving background on the political and economic situations leading up to and after the Velvet Revolution., In Czechoslovakia, in the 1960s, artists began to realize that the aesthetics of social realism contrasted with the realities of daily life; a movement of film arose in response to the politics and history of the nation. This work collects candid interviews with the creators of the Czech New Wave film movement (1960-2000). Their work put Czech film on the map of world cinema, generating two Oscars for Best Foreign Film, but the official critique marked them as decadent, pessimistic, and reactionary. The work contains sixteen uncensored interviews with filmmakers such as Jan Nemec, Jir Menzel, Sasa Gedeon, and Jan Sver k, who describe the struggle to realize their visions in a constantly shifting political landscape: from the mid-1960s, through the repressive "normalization" after the Soviet occupation in 1968 (more films were banned in 1970 than during the previous twenty years of Communism), and after the Velvet Revolution of 1989. The interviews give portraits of some of the most talented figures in film, revealing artists searching for individual and national identity, who describe living and making film in the Czech Republic now and in the past, explore how foreign films influence Czech film, and speculate on the future of film. Each interview includes a short biography, filmography, and list of awards. The work is bookended by essays giving background on the political and economic situations leading up to and after the Velvet Revolution., This work features 16 uncensored interviews with filmmakers who have struggled to realise their visions in a constantly shifting political landscape.
LC Classification NumberPN1993.5.C9
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