Avant-garde to New Wave

Avant-garde to New Wave

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Owen, Jonathan L.
Berghahn Books
EAN: 9780857451279
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The cultural liberalization of communist Czechoslovakia in the 1960s produced many artistic accomplishments, not least the celebrated films of the Czech New Wave. This movement saw filmmakers use their new freedom to engage with traditions of the avant-garde, especially Surrealism. This book explores the avant-garde''s influence over the New Wave and considers the political implications of that influence. The close analysis of selected films, ranging from the Oscar-winning Closely Observed Trains to the aesthetically challenging Daisies, is contextualized by an account of the Czech avant-garde and a discussion of the films'' immediate cultural and political background.

EAN 9780857451279
ISBN 0857451278
Binding Ebook
Publisher Berghahn Books
Publication date February 1, 2011
Pages 256
Language English
Country United Kingdom
Authors Owen, Jonathan L.