The Czechoslovak New Wave / Edition 2

by Peter Hames

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781904764427
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Publication date:	06/08/2005
Edition description:	second edition
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	965,827
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

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.

Editorial Reviews

A richly detailed picture of the Czech New Wave... demonstrates the genuine originality in many of the films of the Czech Wave.

Cineaste - David Paul

In analyzing this complex artistic-social phenomenon, Mr Hames illuminates an important episode in modern film history... his descriptions of the marvelously ageless films are accurate and exhaustive.

Sight and SoundSight and SoundSight and SoundSight and So - Josef Skvorecky

Hames' book on the roots, flowering, and ending of Czechoslovakia's New Wave is an excellent addition to the history of film... The analyses of films are so precise and clear that the reader comes to quickly trust the critiques of unseen films. This is a necessary volume for any library with a film collection. There are good photographs, an excellent bibliography, and helpful footnotes. And the writing is clear and unobtrusive.

Choice - B. W. Whitlock

The film selections are given exemplary treatment... immensely useful.

Wide Angle - Natasa Durovicova

Hames' book on the roots, flowering, and ending of Czechoslovakia's New Wave is an excellent addition to the history of film... The analyses of films are so precise and clear that the reader comes to quickly trust the critiques of unseen films. This is a necessary volume for any library with a film collection. There are good photographs, an excellent bibliography, and helpful footnotes. And the writing is clear and unobtrusive.

Choice - B.W. Whitlock

Hames' book on the roots, flowering, and ending of Czechoslovakia's New Wave is an excellent addition to the history of film... The analyses of films are so precise and clear that the reader comes to quickly trust the critiques of unseen films. This is a necessary volume for any library with a film collection. There are good photographs, an excellent bibliography, and helpful footnotes. And the writing is clear and unobtrusive.

— B. W. Whitlock

Choice

The film selections are given exemplary treatment... immensely useful.

— Natasa Durgaovicova

Wide Angle

A richly detailed picture of the Czech New Wave... demonstrates the genuine originality in many of the films of the Czech Wave.

— David Paul

Cineaste

In analyzing this complex artistic-social phenomenon, Mr Hames illuminates an important episode in modern film history... his descriptions of the marvelously ageless films are accurate and exhaustive.

— Josef Skvorecky

Sight & Sound

In analyzing this complex artistic-social phenomenon, Mr Hames illuminates an important episode in modern film history... his descriptions of the marvelously ageless films are accurate and exhaustive.

— Josef Skvorecky

Sight and SoundSight and SoundSight and SoundSight and So

A fascinating and informative book... which contains just about everything you ever wanted to know about Czech movies.

Screen International

The film selections are given exemplary treatment... immensely useful.

Wide Angle - Natasa Durgaovicova