Iluminace 2020, 32(1):139-143

Czech Film Between Directives and Directors (Petr Szczepanik, Továrna Barrandov: Svět filmařů a politická moc 1945-1970)

Jonathan Owen

Jonathan Owen's review presents Petr Szczepanik's comprehensive monograph Továrna Barrandov: Svět filmařů a politická moc 1945–1970 (Barrandov Studios: The World of Filmmakers and Political Power 1945–1970), which, through a detailed analysis of the institutional background, contemporary production culture, and everyday practice, maps the functioning of the nationalized Czech film industry and its constant balancing act between political oversight and creative autonomy.

Keywords: Továrna Barrandov (Barrandov Studios), Czechoslovak film industry, production culture, Jonathan Owen

Published: March 1, 2020  Show citation

ACS AIP APA ASA Harvard Chicago IEEE ISO690 MLA NLM Turabian Vancouver
Owen, J. (2020). Czech Film Between Directives and Directors (Petr Szczepanik, Továrna Barrandov: Svět filmařů a politická moc 1945-1970). Iluminace, 32(1), 139-143
Share...
Download citation
  • BibTeX (.bib)
  • Bookends (.ris)
  • EasyBib (.ris)
  • EndNote (.enw)
  • EndNote 8 (.xml)
  • ISI WoS (.isi)
  • Medlars (.medlars)
  • Mendeley (.ris)
  • MODS (.xml)
  • Papers (.ris)
  • RefWorks (.txt)
  • RefManager (.ris)
  • RIS (.ris)
  • MS Word (.xml)
  • Zotero (.ris)
    • Open full article

    This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which permits use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original publication is properly cited. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.


    Return to the content