Iluminace 2009, 21(2):60-75

Whole World Applauds Nationalised Cinema. The Siren at the 1947 Venice Film Festival

Lukáš Skupa

An analysis of the events surrounding the creation and release of Karel Stekly's film Siren and its success at the 1947 Venice IFF shows some specific features of the early period of nationalised Czechoslovak cinema, such as the methods of promotion and propaganda and the real interests of state film.

Keywords: censorship, film festivals, propaganda, ideology in film, nationalised cinematography

Published: June 1, 2009  Show citation

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Skupa, L. (2009). Whole World Applauds Nationalised Cinema. The Siren at the 1947 Venice Film Festival. Iluminace21(2), 60-75
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