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National Film Studies

Eastern Europe & Russia

The Cinema of Russia and the Former Soviet UnionThe Cinema of Russia and the Former Soviet Union
Birgit Beumers
The Cinema of Russia and the Former Soviet Union ranges from the pre-Revolutionary period to the present day. It offers an insight into the development of Soviet film, from 'the most important of all arts' as a propaganda tool to a means of entertainment in the Stalin era, from the rise of its 'dissident' art-house cinema in the 1960s through the glasnost era with its broken taboos to recent Russian blockbusters. Softcover, 283 pp. $35.95.


The Cinema of the BalkansThe Cinema of the Balkans

Dina Iordanova
Here are twenty-four specially commissioned essays, each on an individual film from the Balkan region. This collection highlights some of the most important films that represent the rich and diverse culture of the Balkans, and reveals the stylistic and thematic affinities that characterise the cinemas of a region that is often perceived as a disconnected cultural space. Softcover, 291 pp. $35.95.

The New European Cinema: Redrawing the MapThe New European Cinema: Redrawing the Map
Rosiland Galt
The New European Cinema offers a compelling response to the changing cultural shapes of Europe, charting political, aesthetic, and historical developments through innovative readings of some of the most popular and influencial European films of the 1990s. Softcover, 296 pp. $34.95.


European Cinema: Face to Face with Hollywood European Cinema: Face to Face with Hollywood
Thomas Elsaesser
In the face of renewed competition from Hollywood since the early 1980s and the challenges posed to Europe's national cinemas by the fall of the Wall in 1989, independent filmmaking in Europe has begun to re-invent itself. European Cinema: Face to Face with Hollywood re-assesses the different debates and presents a broader framework for understanding the forces at work since the 1960s. These include the interface of "world cinema" and the rise of Asian cinemas, the importance of the international film festival circuit, the role of television, as well as the changing aesthetics of auteur cinema. Softcover, 563 pp. $45.95.


East European CinemasEast European Cinemas
Aniko Imre
Eastern Europe has produced rich and varied film cultures -- Czech, Hungarian, and Serbian among them -- whose histories have been intimately tied to the transition from Soviet domination to the complexities of post-Communist life. This volume presents a long overdue reassessment of East European cinemas from theoretical, psychoanalytic, and gender perspectives, moving the subject beyond the traditional "area studies" approach to the region's films. Softcover, 259 pp. $33.95.


The Czechoslovak New WaveThe Czechoslovak New Wave
Second Edition
Peter Hames
This study of the most significant film movement in post-war Central and East European cinema examines the orgins and development of the Czech New Wave and the Slovak Wave of the late 1960s against a backdrop of the political and cultural developments that led to the Prague Spring of 1968. The book also examines key formative aspects of the history of Czech and Slovak cinema from the 1930s onward. Softcover, 323 pp. $35.95.


The Red & The WhiteThe Red & The White: The Cinema of People's Poland
Paul Coates
This book takes a fascinating look at the history of post-war Polish cinema, and how it was affected by the political, social and cultural upheavals throughout the period 1947-89. This timely study re-evaluates the legacy of Socialist Realism, the representation of World War II, cinematic portrayals of national myth and cultural history, literary adaptation and surrealism, and discourses of exile and national identity. Although paying particular attention to the work of Krzysztof Kieslowski and Andrzej Wajda, this book considers the contribution of a wide range of filmmakers including Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Wojciech Has and Roman Polanski. Softcover, 251 pp. $31.95.


The Cinema of Central EuropeThe Cinema of Central Europe

Peter Names
This insightful volume examines the cinemas of Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and the former Czechoslovakia, from the early years of cinema through to the post-1989 period. Each of the 24 chapters is written by an expert in the languages and cinemas from the region and offers a diverse and eclectic entry-point for understanding a variety of fascinating filmmakers. Softcover, 291 pp. $34.95.


Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to MultiplexHungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex
John Cunningham
Hungarian cinema has been forced to tread a precarious and difficult path; through the failed 1919 Revolution to the defeat of the 1956 Uprising and its aftermath, Hungarian filmmakers and their audiences have had to contend with a multiplicity of problems. This is the first book to discuss all major aspects of the history of Hungarian cinema and its place in the development of Hungarian society. Hungarian Cinema also focuses on film-makers as diverse as Zoltan Fabri and Bela Tarr and includes coverage of under-explored areas of Hungarian cinema, including avant-garde film-making and animation, football films, and representations of Gypsy and Jewish minorities. Softcover, 258 pp. $36.00.


The Red AtlantisThe Red Atlantis: Communist Culture In The Absence of Communism
J. Hoberman
"These essays, at once funny and heartbreaking, survey the work of Soviet and Eastern European artists, writers and filmmakers. Hoberman is an expert gifted with high intellectual spirits, but he doesn't take cheap shots: he never lets us forget the pressures and dangers that affected even the most devoted Communists under Communism." - The New Yorker. Softcover, 315 pp. $31.95.


Cinema of the Other EuropeCinema of the Other Europe: The Industry and Artistry of East Central European Film
Dina Iordanova
Cinema of the Other Europe is a comprehensive study of the cinematic traditions of Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia from 1945 to the present day, exploring the major schools of filmmaking and the main stages of development across the region during the period of state socialism up until the end of the Cold War, as well as the more recent transformations post-1989. Softcover, 224 pp. $32.99.

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