PT Journal
AU Owen, J
TI Czech Film Between Directives and Directors (Petr Szczepanik, Tovarna Barrandov: Svet filmaru a politicka moc 1945-1970)
SO Iluminace
PY 2020
BP 139
EP 143
VL 32
IS 1
WP https://iluminace.cz/en/artkey/ilu-202001-0008.php
DE Tovarna Barrandov (Barrandov Studios); Czechoslovak film industry; production culture; Jonathan Owen
SN 0862397X
AB Jonathan Owen's review presents Petr Szczepanik's comprehensive monograph Tovarna Barrandov: Svet filmaru a politicka 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.
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