Iluminace, 2012 (vol. 24), issue 1
Editorial
Czech film stars
©árka Gmiterková
Iluminace 2012, 24(1):25-29 
An introduction to the following block of articles devoted to the relationship of Czech film stars, both First Republic and contemporary. It introduces the theory of stars and stardom (star studies) in an attempt to anchor it in contemporary film research and briefly introduces the issues and main ideas of each paper.
Theme Articles
The star system in Weimar Cinematography
Joseph Garncarz
Iluminace 2012, 24(1):31-43
The study points to the existence of the German star system, whose stars, although not very resonant internationally, were an important element in the national cultural and social life. The author takes issue with the unconceptual use of American terminology and points out the inappropriateness of some terms for the European environment, as European star systems grow out of different cultural specificities and traditions.
Cinema Virtue is Blond: Jiřina ©těpničková (1930-1945)
©árka Gmiterková
Iluminace 2012, 24(1):45-68
Using the example of Jiřina ©těpničková's acting career in the years 1930-1945, the study attempts to provide a more thorough analysis of the conditions of Czech acting stars and their professional existence. The author points out the necessity of selecting appropriate terms (star image, star personality, star vehicle) and of interdisciplinary research that will link the theatre and film spheres within the theory of stars.
No Place for Peace-Mongers. Charlie Chaplin, Monsieur Verdoux (1947), and Czechoslovak Communist Propaganda
Jindřiąka Bláhová
Iluminace 2012, 24(1):69-86
This thematic study shows how Charlie Chaplin's iconic personality and work carried certain characteristics that were used by the system in post-war Czechoslovakia for ideological propaganda. As a humanist, Chaplin was perceived as a potentially subversive figure in the inhuman environment of Hollywood, and was therefore valued as a progressive individualist by the communist regime. His 1947 film Mensieur Verdoux was very positively reviewed in the Czechoslovak press of the time.
Olga Schoberová, a Film Star in the Context of Czechoslovak Cinema of the 1960s
Vladimíra Chytilová
Iluminace 2012, 24(1):87-112
The study deals with the star image of the actress Olga Schoberová in the specific conditions of socialist Czechoslovakia between 1963 and 1970. Schoberová represented a unique type of star combining typical features of Western film stardom with specific Czech features in the context of political and social changes in Czechoslovakia in the late 1960s.
Articles
Come to the film! The role of entertainment periodicals in shaping the (image of) the Czech (inter)war film audience
Kateřina Svatoňová, Markéta Loą»áková
Iluminace 2012, 24(1):5-23
Since the beginning of the 20th century, popular and film magazines have played an important role in shaping the tastes and opinions of audiences. This study looks at the way in which entertainment periodicals published in this country in the period 1920-1939 communicated with their readers, what strategies they used to activate them not only to buy magazines but also to participate directly in the events of the pop culture world, what socio-cultural processes they were part of, and what this information tells us today about the media system of the time.
Editions and Materials
The Case "Hugo Haas versus the Czech National Theater" (1930-1935)
©árka Gmiterková (přepsala a poznámkami opatřila, Lucie Česálková)
Iluminace 2012, 24(1):117-119
The introduction to the following convolume of correspondence between the directors of the National Theatre and the actor Hugo Haas in 1930-1935 sheds light on the actor's personality, his approach to theatrical and film opportunities, and informs about the then difficult situation of releasing actors for filming during theatrical engagements, etc.
Holiday to filming
Karel Hugo Hilar, Hugo Haas
Iluminace 2012, 24(1):120-131
Convoluted correspondence between the Directorate of the National Theatre, the actor Hugo Haas and the Ministry of Education and National Enlightenment concerning the releasing of Hugo Haas from the National Theatre for filming.
Interviews
People Still Have a Chance to Dominate Stardom for a While
Lucie Česálková
Iluminace 2012, 24(1):113-116
The interview with French film historian Ginette Vincendeau touches on more general issues of trans-national research in addition to French specifics.
Horizon
"Cinephiles Prefer Howard Hawks" (25th Il Cinema Ritrovato 2011)
Anna Batistová
Iluminace 2012, 24(1):135-137
Detailed information about Il Cinema Ritrovato 2011 in Bologna, Italy.
Frankly, My Dear... Another View of Gone with the Wind (Molly Haskell, Frankly, My Dear. Gone with the Wind: Revisited)
©árka Gmiterková
Iluminace 2012, 24(1):138-142
Review of Molly Haskell's publication: My dear, frankly : Gone with the Wind : Revisited.
Bilík's Clouds (Petr Bilík, Ladislav Helge. Cesta za občanským filmem. Kapitoly z dějin československé kinematografie po roce 1945)
Anna Batistová
Iluminace 2012, 24(1):143-150
Review of the publication Ladislav Helge: the road to civic film: chapters from the history of Czechoslovak cinema after 1945.
Ad Fontes
Film-Klub (1939-1956)
Marcela Týfová
Iluminace 2012, 24(1):132-134
Information about the founding of the Film-Club in 1943, its constitution, membership, functions and activities.
Horizon - Discussion
Director's Monograph vs. Habilitation Thesis. To the Review of the Book the journey towards a civic film
Petr Bilík
Iluminace 2012, 24(1):150-151
A polemic by Petr Bilík with a review of his publication Ladislav Helge: the journey towards a civic film.
Appendix
Czechoslovak Television and Czechoslovak State Film, Relations in the Production Field (1953-1972)
©imon Bauer
Iluminace 2012, 24(1):152-156
Background information, key questions, methods and sources of the dissertation Relations between Czechoslovak Television and Czechoslovak State Film in the field of production in 1953-1972.