Každodennost filmařské praxe jako výzva filmové historii
Everydayness of Filmmaking as a Challenge to Film History

Summary/Abstract: SZCZEPANIK, Petr. Továrna Barrandov: Svět filmařů a politická moc 1945–1970.Prague: National Film Archive 2016, 420 pp., ISBN 978-80-7004-177-2. According to the reviewer, the book "The Barrandov Factory: The World of Filmmakers and Political Power 1945–1970" revolves around a conflict between traditional interests and values of the world of filmmaking and political efforts to reform it within the Czechoslovak state socialism system during the twenty-five years afterthe war, mainly in the 1950s. The author’s starting assumptions include not only the subordination of cinematography to the ruling elite, but also a variable degree of the film industry’s autonomy. He builds on an extremely rich source base and employs various theoretical concepts in an effective manner. Thanks to the above, he can provide a vivid and plastic picture of micro-worlds in the Barrandov film studios in Prague, their informal relations, as well as the birth of a movie. He wrote a captivating book for more knowledgeable readers looking for a methodologically inspired and open account with ample references and self-reflection.

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