Czech and Slovak cinema theme and tradition /

• Main Author: Hames, Peter.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, c2009.
• Series: Traditions in world cinema.
• Subjects: Motion pictures > History. > Czech Republic; Motion pictures > History. > Slovakia; Motion pictures > Plots, themes, etc. > Czech Republic; Motion pictures > Plots, themes, etc. > Slovakia; Motion pictures.; PERFORMING ARTS > Reference. > Film & Video; Electronic books.
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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 whic...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• History
• Comedy
• Realism
• Politics
• The Holocaust
• Lyricism
• The Absurd
• The avant-garde
• Surrealism
• Animation
• Slovak directions.