num_pages: 288
description: The Czechoslovak New Wave was originally published in 1985 and was quickly established as the world's leading authoritative English-language text. A study of the most significant movement in post-war Central and East European cinemas it examines the origins of a movement against the political and cultural developments of the 1960s leading to the Prague Spring of 1968. Peter Hames also summarizes key aspects of Czech and Slovak histories between the wars and in the 1940s and 1950s. Directors discussed include Milos Forman Jan Svankmajer Vra Chytilov Jiri Menzel Jan Nemec.
language: English
title: The Czechoslovak New Wave
publisher: Wallflower Press