World Film Locations

<p>Prague the 'Hollywood of the East' has played an important role in the history of cinema and <em>World Film Locations: Prague</em> traverses the city's topography to examine an internationally diverse range of movies made in the Czech capital: landmark early films such as <em>Ecstasy</em> controversial due to the female nudity that catapulted Hedy Lamarr into stardom in the United States; Steven Soderbergh's biopic <em>Kafka</em> starring Jeremy Irons; adaptations of Kafka's literary works such as <em>The Trial</em> with a screenplay by Harold Pinter and starring Anthony Hopkins; and action blockbusters like <em>Mission Impossible</em> <em>The Bourne Identity</em> and <em>Casino Royale</em>. Exploring legendary Prague landmarks as they appear onscreen-including the Charles Bridge Old Town Malà Strana Liechtenstein Palace Wenceslas Square and Prague Castle - the book also discusses the intersection of the capital city and its cinematic representations; Prague and the Czech New Wave; the iconic Barrandov Studios; and the impact of political events such as the Prague Spring the Soviet Invasion of 1968 and the Velvet Revolution on the city's film industry. <br /> <br /> An invaluable resource for scholars students and aficionados of film and cinematic psychogeography this collection will be heralded by students of East European literary cultural and sociopolitical history.</p>