PT Journal AU Pisu, S TI USSR and East-central European countries at the Venice international film festival (1946-1953) SO Iluminace PY 2013 BP 51 EP 63 VL 25 IS 3 WP https://iluminace.cz/en/artkey/ilu-201303-0003.php DE film festivals; film industry; Eastern Europe; Western European cinema; Venice international film festival SN 0862397X AB The author reveals the hitherto unexplored historical relations between the cinemas of the former socialist bloc countries and the countries of the West. He examines the presence and absence of the Soviet Union and the countries in its sphere of influence at the Venice Film Festival in 1946-1953. ER