The view of american film in the Fifties in Czechoslovakia

This thesis deals with the view of American film formed by the journalists in Czechoslovakian film periodicals in the period after the second world war and in the fifties. My goal was to show how much the point of view of Czechoslovakian film journalists on American film changed during this period, which topics were discussed and to what extent was the view identical to the ideology of CPC. In the thesis I worked with the the film periodicals, mostly with periodicals Kino, Filmová práce, Filmové noviny and communist cultural magazine Tvorba. The first chapter deals with the cultural and political situation, mostly in the third republic, it particularly focuses on film periodicals and film journalists. The second chapter presents the image of American film presented in Czechoslovakian film periodicals. This chapter consists of five parts, where first part is introductional and gives definitions of specific phenomenons and the other four parts explain the image of American film on concrete themes. First chapter is about cultural and political situacion, mostly in third republic, with focus on film periodicals and film journalists. Second chapter is the view of american film present in Czechoslovakian film periodicals. This chapter consist of five parts, where first part is general introduction and defined..