The Barrandov Studios

A Central European Hollywood

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Edited by Bernd Herzogenrath

Type

Studies

Subject

Countries > Europe

Keywords

Czech Republic, Eastern Europe, Studio

Publishing date

2023

Publisher

Amsterdam University Press

Collection

Eastern European Screen Cultures

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Hardcover • 366 pages
6 ¼ x 9 ¼ inches (16 x 23.5 cm)

ISBN

978-94-6298-945-0

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Book Presentation:
The Barrandov Studios are one of the largest and oldest film studios in Europe. For more than 80 years so far, the studios have been the location of choice for over 2,500 Czech and International films. Barrandov's founding fathers, the Havel brothers V clav and Milo. (the grandfather and uncle of later president V clav Havel), built the 'Hollywood of Eastern Europe' in the 1930s.

A legendary studio like this - and its story - has so far not been told to an English-speaking readership. This collection aims to correct this, presenting the studio's rich history, its esteemed directors, and their most important films.

About the Author:
Bernd Herzogenrath is professor of American Studies, Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main. Publications include: The Films of Bill Morrison (AUP 2017), Practical Aesthetics (Bloomsbury 2020), and Concepts (Bloomsbury 2022). He is (with Patricia Pisters) the main-editor of the series thinking|media (Bloomsbury).

See the publisher website: Amsterdam University Press