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Author Hames, Peter.

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

Publication Info. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2009]
©2009

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Description 1 online resource (vii, 264 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Traditions in world cinema
Traditions in world cinema.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-253) and index.
Contents Introduction -- History -- Comedy -- Realism -- Politics -- The Holocaust -- Lyricism -- The Absurd -- The avant-garde -- Surrealism -- Animation -- Slovak directions.
Summary 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.
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Subject Motion pictures -- Czech Republic -- History.
Motion pictures.
Czech Republic.
History.
Motion pictures -- Slovakia -- History.
Slovakia.
Motion pictures -- Czech Republic -- Plots, themes, etc.
Motion pictures -- Slovakia -- Plots, themes, etc.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Other Form: Print version: Hames, Peter. Czech and Slovak cinema. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2009 9780748620814 0748620818 (OCoLC)286518920
ISBN 9780748629268 (electronic book)
0748629262 (electronic book)
1282136348
9781282136342
9780748620814
0748620818
Standard No. 9786612136344