Czech and Slovak Cinema: Theme and Tradition (Traditions in World Cinema)
Czech and Slovak Cinemais an invaluable introduction for the novice as well as an extremely useful reference book for advanced research in the area. Hames offers not only a well-balanced overview of important themes, styles, and personalities in Czech and Slovak fi lm but does so in a spirit of good-humored critique that never mistakes hagiography for history or description for analysis.(David SorfaSlavic Review)