The Czechoslovak New Wave - Softcover

Hames, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1904764428 ISBN 13: 9781904764427

Publisher: Wallflower Press, 2005

Synopsis

The Czechoslovak New Wave was originally published in 1985 and was quickly established as the world's leading authoritative English-language text. A study of the most significant movement in post-war Central and East European cinemas, it examines the origins of a movement against the political and cultural developments of the 1960s leading to the Prague Spring of 1968. Peter Hames also summarizes key aspects of Czech and Slovak histories between the wars and in the 1940s and 1950s. Directors discussed include Milos Forman, Jan Svankmajer, Jiri Menzel, Jan Nemec.

About this title

Book Description:

A study of the most significant movement in post-war Central and East European cinemas, it examines the origins of a movement against the political and cultural developments of the 1960s leading to the Prague Spring of 1968. Peter Hames also summarizes key aspects of Czech and Slovak histories between the wars and in the 1940s and 1950s. Directors discussed include Milos Forman, Jan Svankmajer, Jiri Menzel, and Jan Nemec.

About the Author:

Peter Hames is Honorary Research Associate in Film and Media Studies at Staffordshire University. His books include the first edition of The Czechoslovak New Wave and, as editor, Dark Alchemy: The Films of Jan Svankmajer.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wallflower Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1904764428
• ISBN 13: 9781904764427
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 288