Hungarian Film, 1929-1947 : National Identity, Anti-Semitism and Popular Cinema (Eastern European Screen Cultures)

Gergely, Gábor

Amsterdam University Press（2017/08発売）

Amsterdam University Press（2017/08発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 330 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9789462980761

Full Description

What does it mean for someone or something to be Hungarian? People in Hungary grappled with this far-reaching question in the wake of the losses and transformation brought by World War I. Because the period also saw the rise of cinema, audiences, filmmakers, critics, and officials often looked at films with an eye to that question, too. Did the Hungary seen on screen represent the Hungary they knew from everyday life? And-crucially-did the major role played by Jewish Hungarians in the film industry make the sector and its creations somehow Jewish rather than Hungarian? Jews, it was soon decided, could not really be Hungarian, and acts of Parliament soon barred them from taking major roles in cinema production. This book tells the troubled story of that period in Hungarian cinematic history, taking it up through World War II.

Contents

Introduction Chapter 1: Key Concepts in Pre-1945 Hungarian Cinema Chapter 2: A Contested Film History Chapter 3: An Industry Emerges 1931-1935 Chapter 4: Boom, Crisis and Anti-Semitic Reorganization 1936-1941 Chapter 5: From War Boom to Bust 1941-1944 Epilogue: Industry Reboot and the Myth of a New Start 1945-1947 Concluding Remarks