Iluminace 2011, 23(3):71-92
Theorizing Genre Constitution and Fictional Worlds of Czech Sci-fi Comedies
In his text, the author argues that four popular Barrandov sci-fi comedies, based on stories by Miloš Macourek, exhibit specific structural features that allow them to be regarded as examples of a unique genre, whose features do not match those of the author's other films or of other Czech films from the 1948-1989 period, which contain "an element that is currently not considered physically possible in the real world".
Keywords: Miloš Macourek, Zabil jsem Einsteina, pánové 1969, "Pane, vy jste vdova!" 1970, Zítra vstanu a opařím se čajem 1977, Což takhle dát si špenát 1977, production, screenwriters, film genres, science fiction film, fantasy film, comedy, fiction in film
Published: September 1, 2011 Show citation
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