Iluminace, 2008 (vol. 20), issue 2
Editorial
Film Exile
Jiří Voráč
Iluminace 2008, 20(2):5-6 
The introduction summarizes the theme of the 2nd issue of Illuminace 2008, which is devoted to the phenomenon of film exile, explains the basic concepts and briefly introduces the issues of the individual contributions.
Articles
Accented Cinema. The Stylistic Approach
Hamid Naficy
Iluminace 2008, 20(2):7-34
The translation of the chapter from Hamid Naficy's book focuses on the exile cinema of filmmakers mainly from Iran, or from the Third World in the USA, but provides a comprehensive conceptual and methodological apparatus for the whole issue. The author clearly and systematically presents his conception of "style with an accent," including a table listing the basic stylistic elements.
Ethnicity, Authenticity, and Exile: A Counterfeit Trade? German filmmakers and Hollywood
Thomas Elsaesser
Iluminace 2008, 20(2):35-57
This study examines German interwar immigration in Hollywood and offers a revision of the established perspective by reflecting on the political aspect alongside the business, competition, contracts and markets.
"American with a Czech Heart". Forman about Forman also from Different Perspectives
Stanislava Přádná
Iluminace 2008, 20(2):59-75
A portrait of Miloš Forman, in which the author focuses on the connections between his work and his personal story from the perspective of Forman's autobiography What Do I Know? or What Should I Do If It's True?
Ján Kadár: Loses and Gains of Exile
Václav Macek
Iluminace 2008, 20(2):77-92
The author follows the life story of Ján Kadár, focusing on how, as a prominent director of state cinema, he adapted to the different production environment in the United States.
Pola Negri: E/migrating Fathers and Daughters and Their Myths
Viliam Jablonický
Iluminace 2008, 20(2):93-107
The article lists Slovak emigrants or their descendants who have made a significant impact on American cinema. It also focuses on the life story of Pola Negri and reassesses the legend of this acting star in light of her Slovak origin.
Nasiliye - Siledjistvo - Tiranie! Notes on the Only Film Exile by Lucian Pintilie
Jaromír Blažejovský
Iluminace 2008, 20(2):109-118
The author analyses Lucian Pintilie's only exile film, which the Romanian director made in Yugoslavia. The article thus presents a unique case of exile to another state with a socialist system.
Editions and Materials
Memoirs of Vojtěch Jasný. An Introduction to Document
Jiří Voráč
Iluminace 2008, 20(2):155-157
The introduction to Vojtěch Jasný's memoirs briefly introduces not only the personality of the director, but also the time and circumstances of his memoirs.
Memoirs for Radio Free Europe
Vojtěch Jasný
Iluminace 2008, 20(2):159-174
Vojtěch Jasný's memoirs tell the story of his emigration and exile.
Introduction to Document
Jiří Horníček
Iluminace 2008, 20(2):175-176
The editorial briefly presents a translation of the typescript Schilderung meiner Emigration (Description of my emigration) from the estate of Gustav Machatý, published by the magazine Illuminace on the following pages.
Description of My Emigration
Gustav Machatý, přeložil Milan Klepikov
Iluminace 2008, 20(2):177-184
Translation of Gustav Machatý's autobiographical memoirs.
Interviews
Facets Multimedia in Chicago Preserves Great Films that Could (otherwise) Fall throught the Cracks. An Interview with Miloš Stehlík
Irena Kovářová
Iluminace 2008, 20(2):119-138
A portrait of businessman Milos Stehlík and an introduction to the activities of his company Facets Multimedia in Chicago. Interview with Miloš Stehlík about the activities of his company and Czech film.
About Exile and Film Studies in Canada. An Interview with Jan Uhde
Jiří Voráč
Iluminace 2008, 20(2):139-154
An interview with Jan Uhde, a Canadian film historian, publicist and teacher of Czech origin, about his studies at FAMU, emigration and academic career at the University of Waterloo in Ontario.
Horizon
Ivan Steiger: Drawings, Toys and Films
Boris Jachnin
Iluminace 2008, 20(2):200-207
The essay provides information about the German exile of Ivan Steiger, who as an independent filmmaker became famous for his trick films about the history of toys.
A comprehensive monograph on the work and life of Jan Kučera (Jan Svoboda: Skladba a řád. Český teoretik filmu a televize Jan Kučera)
Petr Mareš
Iluminace 2008, 20(2):208-210
Review of Jan Svoboda: Composition and Order. Czech film and television theorist Jan Kučera, published by the National Film Archive in 2007.
Contemporary history of contemporary genius (H. Foster, R. Kraussová, Y.-A. Bois, B. H. D. Buchloh: Umění po roce 1900)
Peter Michalovič
Iluminace 2008, 20(2):211-213
Review of Art after 1900: modernism, antimodernism, postmodernism.
Story of the Photography
Story of Photography
Jiří Voráč
Iluminace 2008, 20(2):198-199
The new section brings two historical photographs from the New York premiere of Ivan Passer's Stalin and from the Basel shooting of Bernard Šafařík's Dog Racing.
Ad Fontes
Personal Archive of Vojtěch Jasný - inventory
Martina Dobiášová, Jiří Voráč
Iluminace 2008, 20(2):185-197
The inventory of Vojtěch Jasný's personal collection, which is stored at the Faculty of Arts of the Masaryk University in Brno, contains the director's memoirs and film scripts. The inventory is preceded by a reminder of Vojtěch Jasný's personality and work.
Appendix
Divided or shared cultures? A History of Relations between Czechs, Jews and Germans in Interwar Prague
Ines Koeltzsch
Iluminace 2008, 20(2):214-217
Information about the dissertation, which focuses on the interrelations and intermingling of Czech, Jewish and German culture in interwar Prague.