Directory of World Cinema: East Europe

Directory of World Cinema

by Adam Bingham (Editor)

Since the 1970s, the works of filmmakers from the nations of Eastern Europe— among them, Krzysztof Kieslowski, Béla Tarr, István Szabó, and Jirí Menzel—have experienced an international upsurge in popularity. Charting the trends of the national cinemas of Poland, Hungary, and Yugoslavia, as well as the lesser-known industries of Serbia, Slovakia, and Romania, this new volume in the Directory of World Cinema series explores important genres in the cinema of Eastern Europe, including war films, new wave, comedies, and surrealist art cinema, with essays on the most prolific filmmakers, in-depth reviews of key titles, and suggested resources for further study. Fifty full-color stills round out this invaluable guide to the burgeoning cinema of Eastern Europe.

259 pages, Paperback

First published August 15, 2011

Reviews

[Michael Samerdyke · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a very good entry in the superlative "Directory of World Cinema" series.

Unlike the other DWC books I've read, this one looked at films from several nations, Poland, Yugoslavia, Hungary and Czechoslovakia. The first 2/3rds of the book looked at films from all four nations that fit into certain "genres" common in the region. The last third looked at key directors from each nation.

All the essays were clearly written and left you wanting to revisit or view for the first time the film in question.

I think this would be a fine introduction to the major films of East Central Europe.