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Traditions in World Cinema Ser.: Czech and Slovak Cinema : Theme and Tradition by Peter Hames (2009, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherEdinburgh Tea & Coffee Company University Press
ISBN-100748620818
ISBN-139780748620814
eBay Product ID (ePID)71688829
Product Key Features
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameCzech and Slovak Cinema : Theme and Tradition
Publication Year2009
SubjectFilm / History & Criticism
TypeTextbook
AuthorPeter Hames
Subject AreaPerforming Arts
SeriesTraditions in World Cinema Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight19.9 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
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Intended AudienceCollege Audience
ReviewsA fascinating history of Czechoslovak cinema reveals Czech and Slovak film themes and a discussion of various traditions but it also offers, surprisingly, history seen through the prism of cinema... Innovative and fresh., Czech and Slovak Cinema is an invaluable introduction for the novice as well as an extremely useful reference book for advanced research in the area. Hames offers not only a well-balanced overview of important themes, styles, and personalities in Czech and Slovak fi lm but does so in a spirit of good-humored critique that never mistakes hagiography for history or description for analysis., A comprehensive and exciting look at at Czech and Slovak Cienma. it can be interesting and provocative to veterans of the region's cinemas, but it can also benefit students who are new to this topic., Peter Hames's monograph is an extremely important publication, providingguidance to the interested reader through the rich history of Czech andSlovak cinema. It will stimulate interest in the cinemas of East-Central Europe in the English-speaking world, undoubtedly becoming a catalyst for heated discussion, as this review has attempted to demonstrate., A comprehensive and exciting look at Czech and Slovak Cinema. it can be interesting and provocative to veterans of the region's cinemas, but it can also benefit students who are new to this topic., Draws on almost the entire corpus of Czech and Slovak cinema... Essential but formerly marginalised talents such as Jirí Trnka and Karel Zeman now rightly enjoy pride of place in the chapter on animation alongside the inevitable Jan Svankmajer... An invaluable book.
Dewey Edition22
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal791.4309437
Table Of Content1. 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?.
SynopsisThis 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 Czech and Slovak industries in the pre-war and post-war periods and their adaptation to privatisation in the 1990s.*A consideration of some of the key stylistic and thematic tendencies, focussing on comedy and lyricism, which are characteristics of all periods.*An examination of the political role of film, with particular emphasis on the period of the Prague Spring.*The continuing influence of the Surrealist tradition in the feature film and on the living tradition of the animated film, with particular reference to puppetry.*An analysis of representations of the Holocaust in films produced during the Communist period and more recently.*A consideration of the defining characteristics of Slovak cinema.The book will be of value to students within the field of Film and Media Studies as well as the general market, together with specialist chapters of interest to other disciplines., 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., 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.
LC Classification NumberPN1993.5
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