A Companion to Eastern European Cinemas showcasestwenty-five essays written by established and emerging filmscholars that trace the history of Eastern European cinemas andoffer an up-to-date assessment of post-socialist filmcultures.
* Showcases critical historical work and up-to-date assessmentsof post-socialist film cultures
* Features consideration of lesser known areas of study, such asAlbanian and Baltic cinemas, popular genre films, cross-nationaldistribution and aesthetics, animation and documentary
* Places the cinemas of the region in a European and globalcontext
* Resists the Cold War classification of Eastern European cinemasas "other" art cinemas by reconnecting them with themain circulation of film studies
* Includes discussion of such films as Taxidermia, ElPerro Negro, 12:08 East of Bucharest Big Tõll, andBreakfast on the Grass and explores the work of directorsincluding Tamás Almási, Walerian Borowczyk, RomanPolanski, Jerzy Skolimowski, Andrzej u³awski, and KarelVachek amongst many others