SUBJECT INDEX

Action-adventure films, in Yugoslavia, 249. see also Thrillers

Aging as theme, in Yugoslav films, 277

Alcoholism as theme, in Yugoslav films, 277

Allegory: in Bulgarian films, 218; in Czechoslovak films, 108, 110, 113, 124, 128; in Hungarian films, 176, 182; in Polish films, 166

Animated films: in Bulgaria, 215, 222, 245-46; in Czechoslovakia, 129-31, 134; in Yugoslavia, 252-53

Anniversary celebrations, in Bulgaria, 220-21, 223, 224, 226-27

“Archaic school,” in Soviet Union, 23-25

Aristocrats, The (Pogodin), 49n.45

Armed forces as theme. See Military as theme

Armenian film studio, and Soviet films, 6

“Arsenal,” 43

Artists, role of, in East German films, 61, 62, 63-64, 82, 92, 94-95

Audiences, and Soviet films, 5, 6

Austro-Hungarian Empire, 174

Avalanche (Dimitrova), 241

Avant-garde films. See Experimental films

Bait Size 46, Medium Short (Shchekochikin), 48n.32

Biographical films, in Czechoslovakia, 111

Bitterfeld conference, 52, 83

Black Cat, The (Poe), 252

Black market as theme, in Soviet films, 27-30

Blindness as theme, in Hungarian films, 188

Bourgeoisie, role of. See Social criticism as theme

Boyana Church, 224

Bulgarian films. See specific headings

“Bulgarian School of Animation,” 246

Bytovoy films, in Soviet Union: creativity as theme in, 12-13, 17; defined, 6; emigration as theme in, 13-14; experimental nature of, 11; factory problem as theme in, 6-8; fairy tale elements in, 9; humor in, 8-9, 12; satire in, 9-11; social criticism as theme in, 11; women’s role in, 15-17; youth as theme in, 14-15

Capitalism as theme, in East German films, 93-94

Cartoons. See Animated films

Catsplay (Örkény), 191

Censorship: of Bulgarian films, 216, 217, 220, 229; of Czechoslovak films, 108, 115, 117, 124, 129, 131, 132, 134, 135, 139-40, 142n.20; of East German films, 52-54, 71, 73-74, 76, 95n.8, 99nn. 71, 73, 100n.92; of Hungarian films, 176-77, 179, 206, 209; of Polish films, 145, 147, 148, 150, 155, 156, 159, 160, 163-64; of Soviet films, x, 26, 28-29, 37, 38, 40

Censorship as theme, in Hungarian films, 191, 192

Chamber films, in Soviet Union, 30-31

Charter 77, 106-107

Children’s films: in Bulgaria, 220, 222, 244-45; in Czechoslovakia, 130. See also Youth as theme

“Cinema of moral concern,” in Poland, ix-x

City vs. country as theme. See Rural-urban dichotomy as theme

Classicism, in East German films, 79-80

Cold War, 4

Comedy. See Humor; Irony; Parody; Satire

Commercial films. See “Popular” films

Community as theme, in Hungarian films, 202

Condemned films. See Censorship

“Country prose,” in Soviet Union, 25

Country vs. city as theme. See Rural-urban dichotomy as theme

Creativity as theme, in Soviet films, 12-13, 17

Crime and Punishment (Dostoevsky), 41

Czechoslovak films. See specific headings

“Czech School,” of Yugoslav directors, 249-50

Dead Souls (Gogol), 28, 48n.31

Dear Elena Sergeevna (Razumovskaya), 48n.32

Detective films: in Czechoslovakia, 107, 136; in Poland, 163; in Soviet Union, 34

Detente, 3, 4

Dialectics of the Concrete (Kosík), 106

Diamonds of the Night (Lustig), 114

Docudramas: in Hungary, 174; in Poland, 152, 153. See also Documentaries

Documentaries: in Bulgaria, 247; in Hungary, 203, 204, 205; in Poland, 146, 157, 159. See also Docudramas

Does the Positive Hero Have a Bad Reputation in Our Films? (booklet), 55, 75-76, 96n.12

Dreams as theme, in East German films, 88, 90, 92, 101n.104

Drugs as theme, in Czechoslovak films, 137, 138

Dumb Orchestra, The (Godina), 283n.15

East German films. See specific headings

Ecology as theme, in Soviet films, 25-26

“Elite” films, in Soviet Union, 4

Emigration as theme: in Hungarian films, 186, 205, 207, 213n.18; in Soviet films, 13-14. See also Migration as theme

Evening Bells (Kovač), 262

Everyday life as theme, in East German films, 56, 61, 69-71. See also Realism and reality

Existentialism, in Czechoslovak films, 135-36

Experimental films: in Czechoslovakia, 124-25, 128-29, 130-31; in East Germany, 58, 62, 97n.28; in Hungary, 174, 181-82, 184, 213n.15; in Soviet Union, 11

Expressionism, in East German films, 81

Factory problem as theme, in Soviet films, 6-8. See also Industry as theme

Fairy tales, elements of: in Czechoslovak films, 107; in East German films, 93; in Hungarian films, 200; in Soviet films, 9. See also Fantasy as theme

Faithful River (Żeromski), 163

Family as theme, in Hungarian films, 204

FAMU, 249

Fantasy as theme: in Czechoslovak films, 129, 130; in Soviet films, 29-30. See also Fairy tales, elements of

“Fascinating Fascism” (Sontag), 78

Fascism, and Hungary, 174

Fascism as theme: in Bulgarian films, 219; in East German films, 76-83, 100n.85. See also Historical films; Nazism as theme; Politics as theme

Film a doba (journal), 126, 140

Filmmakers Union, in Soviet Union, 5-6, 36, 37

Five Year Plan, ninth, 2-3

Formalism, defined, 53

Gangster films, in Poland, 154

General Trial, The (Franičevič-Pločar), 283n.15

Gesucht wird die freundliche Welt (Kruschel), 98n.51

Glasnost (openness), 102; exportation of, 103, 141n.2; and Soviet films, x, 36-37

Goskino, 36-37

“Greyish” films, in Soviet Union, 6

Gruziafilm, and Soviet films, 6, 47n.6

Habsburgs, 174

Heartbreak House (Shaw), 43

“Helden gesucht!” (Knietzsch), 55, 96n.12

Held for Questioning (Kant), 79

Heroes, role of: in Czechoslovak films, 107; in East German films, 74-76, 78, 81, 84, 85, 100n.93

Historical films: in Bulgaria, 223-26, 227-28, 229; in Czechoslovakia, 110, 113-14, 137; in East Germany, 91-92; in Hungary, 173, 179, 182, 188; in Poland, 143-44, 152, 153, 155, 159, 163, 165-66; in Soviet Union, 18, 19; in Yugoslavia, 249. See also Fascism as theme; Nazism as theme; Partisan films; Personality Cult as theme; Politics as theme; Stalinism as theme; World War II as theme

Hollywood, and Hungarian films, 209-10, 211-12

Housing as theme: in Czechoslovak films, 138; in Hungarian films, 204; in Polish films, 157

Humor: in Czechoslovak films, 107, 116, 117-18, 119, 120, 122-23, 128, 130, 136; in East German films, 83-87, 100n.98; in Hungarian films, 178-79; in Soviet films, 8-9, 12, 27, 31, 43; in Yugoslav films, 249, 253, 258, 260, 261, 262, 263-64. See also Irony; Parody; Satire

Hungarian films. See specific headings

“Hungarians” (József), 214n.34

“Hungarity,” 201-204

Hyperion (Hölderlin), 92

Individual, role of: in Bulgarian films, 219; in Czechoslovak films, 139; in East German films, 61, 62, 63, 64, 67-68; in Hungarian films, 187, 188; in Polish films, 155, 168, 170. See also Outsider, role of

Industry as theme, in Czechoslovak films, 109, 137. See also Factory problem as theme

Iron Candlestick, The (Talev), 217

Irony: in Hungarian films, 207-208; in Polish films, 148, 152; in Yugoslav films, 264, 273. See also Humor; Parody; Satire

Jará Cimrman Theatre, 136

Jews, role of: in Hungarian films, 199-200, 202-203; in Polish films, 154

Joke, The (Kundera), 112

Karamazovs, The (Jovanović), 255, 282n.14

Kirgizian film studio, and Soviet films, 6, 47n.6

Last Summer, The (Radichkov), 231

Leapyear (Komanin), 283n.15

Legends, in Bulgarian films, 236

Lenfilm, and Soviet films, 6

“Leningrad school,” 12, 14

“Leningrad Young Cinema,” 43

Lesbianism as theme, in Hungarian films, 191, 192

Literary classics films: in Czechoslovakia, 107; in Soviet Union, 18-19

Literature, in Czechoslovakia, 138-39, 142n.30

Little Carriage, The (Pavlova), 48n.32

Manipulation as theme, in Polish films, 144, 145, 146, 150, 154, 165

Markéta Lazarová (Vančura), 113

Martial law, in Poland, 163

Masks as theme, in Hungarian films, 188

Medical professions, role of, in Yugoslav films, 277

Migration as theme, in Bulgarian films, 222, 231-32, 234. See also Emigration as theme; Rural-urban dichotomy as theme

Military as theme, in East German films, 72, 99n.66

Miraculous Virgin, The (Tatarka), 131

Moment, The (Isaković), 254-55, 282n.13

Morality as theme: in Bulgarian films, 226; in Polish films, 148-49, 158, 159-60, 162; in Soviet films, 35-36, 40-41

Mosfilm, and Soviet films, 6

Mother of Kings (Brandys), 163

Music, in Czechoslovak films, 110-11

Musicals, in Soviet Union, 34, 46

Nationalization, of Soviet films, 4

Nazism as theme: in East German films, 60, 61; in Hungarian films, 187. See also Fascism as theme; Historical films; Politics as theme

New Economic Mechanism (NEM), 177

New model, in Soviet films, 1, 37-38, 46

New Sufferings of Young W, The (Plenzdorf), 57, 96n.22

New vs. old as theme. See Old vs. new as theme

Night to Morning (Hofman), 283n.15

No Place on Earth (Wolf), 97n.34

“Normalization,” in Czechoslovakia, 103

Nostalgia as theme: in Bulgarian films, 243; in Czechoslovak films, 138; in Hungarian films, 206; in Soviet films, 38-39, 49n.47; in Yugoslav films, 264

Novi film (new film), in Yugoslavia, 249, 250

Oldřich and Božena (Hrubín), 110

Old vs. new as theme, in East German films, 73, 99n.69

One Year’s Probation (Schulze-Gerlach), 98n.54

Otevřenost (openness), 141n.2

Outsider, role of, in East German films, 66-69, 73, 92, 94-95, 98n.54. See also Individual, role of

Parody, in East German films, 58. See also Humor; Irony; Satire

Partisan films: in Bulgaria, 217, 229-31; in Yugoslavia, 249, 254. See also Historical films; Politics as theme

Perestroika (restructuring), 102; and Soviet films, ix, 36-37

Personality Cult as theme, in Bulgarian films, 236, 238, 243-44. See also Historical films; Politics as theme

Philosophy as theme, in Polish films, 148, 150-52, 156

Platonov (Chekhov), 18, 48n.21

“Poetic” films, in Soviet Union, 23-25

Poetism, in Czechoslovakia, 131

Polish Filmmakers Association, 159

Polish films. See specific headings

Politics as theme: in Czechoslovak films, 108, 109-10; in Hungarian films, 176, 177, 182-83, 187, 191, 192, 193-94, 195, 203, 208-209; in Polish films, 147, 149, 153-54, 162-63, 165, 166, 171n.3; in Soviet films, 34-35. See also Fascism as theme; Historical films; Nazism as theme; Partisan films; Personality Cult as theme; Stalinism as theme

“Popular” films: in Czechoslovakia, 138; in Soviet Union, 4-5, 6

Poučení (lessons from the crisis years), 141n.2

Power of the Powerless, The (Havel), 106

Pragmatism, in Czechoslovak films, 140

Prague Spring, 102, 103, 104, 105

Přestavba (restructuring), 141n.2

Private Hurricane (Páral), 113

Private View (Havel), 105-106

“Problem films,” in East Germany, 86

“Production movies,” in Soviet Union, 6-8

Psychological films, in Yugoslavia, 268-70, 280

Public health professions, role of, in Yugoslav films, 277

Punk movement, 283n.29

Puppets, in Czechoslovak films, 130. See also Animated films

Purges, in Czechoslovakia, 105

Pursuit as theme, in Czechoslovak films, 114

Realism and reality: in Czechoslovak films, 113, 116-17, 123; in East German films, 56-60, 78, 81, 83, 89, 90, 94-95; in Hungarian films, 173-74, 186, 190, 194-95; in Soviet films, 38-39; in Yugoslav films, 258. See also Everyday life as theme

Republikflucht (attempted escape), in East German films, 76

Rila Monastery, 221

Rock music, in East Germany, 96n.18

Romanian films, xi

Romanticism, in East German films, 59-60, 63, 90, 92

Rural-urban dichotomy as theme: in Bulgarian films, 231-32, 233-34; in East German films, 73, 99n.69; in Yugoslav films, 268. See also Migration as theme

Satire: in Bulgarian films, 222, 232, 233-34, 241, 245, 246; in Czechoslovak films, 120, 123-24, 126; in Hungarian films, 195-96, 197, 208; in Soviet films, 9-11, 27-28, 43; in Yugoslav films, 261, 264, 268, 270, 271. See also Humor; Irony; Parody

Savremene teme (contemporary themes), in Yugoslav films, 268

Science fiction films: in Bulgaria, 234; in Poland, 164

Secret Sharer, The (Conrad), 168

Security as theme, in Hungarian films, 187, 188

SED, eighth congress of, 52

Self-realization as theme. See Individual, role of

Short films, in Czechoslovakia, 132

Slovenian films, 282n.9

“Small films”: defined, 71; in East Germany, 71, 83

Social criticism as theme: in Bulgarian films, 222-23, 236-42, 243; in Czechoslovak films, 113, 114, 115, 118, 120-21, 123, 125-27, 128, 130, 136, 137-38; in East German films, 61-62, 63, 65-66, 67-68, 92-94, 98n.54; in Hungarian films, 204; in Polish films, 144, 145, 146, 147, 151-52, 154, 155-56, 157, 158-60, 161-63; in Soviet films, 11, 30, 43; in Yugoslav films, 265-66, 273-76, 277, 278, 279

“Social fiction,” in Soviet Union, 29

Sofia Film and Theater Academy (VITIS), 243

Solidarity, x, 163

“‘Solo Sunny’ ” (Bisky et al.), 98nn. 38, 45, 46

“Some Thoughts on the Duty of Our Profession to Our Country and Our Epoch” (Polish Filmmakers Association), 159 -60

Soviet films. See specific headings

Soviet Screen, popularity contests of, 9, 11, 25, 30

Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands (SED) eighth congress of, 52

Stalinism, and Hungary, 175

Stalinism as theme: in Bulgarian films, 219; in Hungarian films, 206-207, 212n.8; in Polish films, 160-61, 163; in Soviet films, 38, 40. See also Historical films; Politics as theme; Tito-Stalin split as theme

State Propaganda Film Studio, in Hungary, 179

Strikes, in Poland, 159

Surrealism: in Bulgarian films, 220; in Czechoslovak films, 131, 132-34; in Czechoslovakia, 131-32; in Hungarian films, 208; in Yugoslav films, 258

Švejkism, 107

Television: in East Germany, 53-54; and Soviet films, 2; in Soviet Union, 49n.44

“Thaw”: and Bulgarian films, xi; and East German films, 52, 95n.5; and Soviet films, ix, 1

Therapy, films as, in East Germany, 60-61, 62, 69, 70, 97n.36

Thracian Gold exhibit, 221

Thrillers, in Yugoslavia, 268-70. See also Action-adventure films

Titles, of Hungarian films, 212n.1

Tito-Stalin split as theme, in Yugoslav films, 255-56, 259-60, 262, 283n.19. See also Historical films; Politics as theme; Stalinism as theme

Tragedy, in Hungarian films, 178

Tragedy of Man, The (Madách), 200-201

Traveling as theme. See Trips and traveling as theme

Treaty of Trianon, 174

Trial, The (Kafka), 131

Trips and traveling as theme, in East German films, 87, 100n.101

Truth as theme, in Hungarian films, 191, 192

Ukrainian film studio, and Soviet films, 6

Urban-rural dichotomy as theme. See Rural-urban dichotomy as theme

Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (Nezval), 131

Vassa Zheleznova (Gorky), 30

VITIS, 243

Warsaw Pact, invasion of Czechoslovakia by, 103

Westerns, in Soviet Union, 18

“What is Oblomovitis?” (Dobrolyubov), 47n.22

Without a Dowry (Ostrovsky), 30

Women, role of: in Bulgarian films, 215, 238-41, 244; in Czechoslovak films, 115, 117, 118, 124, 125, 126, 128; in East German films, 60, 61, 62-65, 66-69, 71, 88-90, 96n.19, 97n.37, 98n.51, 101n. 103; in Hungarian films, 173, 192-93, 195, 204-205; in Polish films, 146, 165, 167-68; in Soviet films, 9, 15-17, 30-31; in Yugoslav films, 271, 273

Work as theme, in Bulgarian films, 232

World War II as theme: in Czechoslovak films, 107, 109, 112, 113-14, 115; in Hungarian films, 186, 187, 202-203; in Polish films, 152; in Soviet films, 20-23, 41-42. See also Historical films

Yalta Conference, 104

Young Heroes, The (booklet), 55, 96n.12

Youth as theme: in Bulgarian films, 230; in Czechoslovak films, 137; in East German films, 56-57, 59, 66-67, 71-74, 96n.21, 99n.65; in Hungarian films, 185, 186, 205; in Polish films, 156, 158, 160-61, 164, 167; in Soviet films, 14-15, 31-34, 44-46; in Yugoslav films, 270-71. See also Children’s films

Yugoslav films: financial difficulties of, 253, 282n.12; history of, 249, 282nn. 4, 5; popularity of, 253, 282n.11. See also specific headings

“Zagreb School of Animation,” 246