CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2011
| Author | Kovačić, Nino |
|---|---|
| Title | Ideology and Film in Yugoslavia during the 1960s: an anti-totalitarian perspective |
| Summary | The period of the 1960s is known in Yugoslav film history as that of liberal tendencies that were by the end of the decade heading towards a cultural re-dogmatization. In the thesis a totalitarian perspective on the Yugoslav cinematography is identified in some writings on the period that bring cinema and politics into a tight connection. An anti-totalitarian view is offered by taking a look at film cases that function as symptoms of two totalitarian narratives. The theoretical framework on the concepts of ideology and totalitarianism is followed by an outline of organizational and legal instances of the cinematography, and critical debates conducted through the most important film periodical Filmska kultura are added to introduce the ‘atmosphere’ for the two narratives. First is the case study of the ‘regime’ narrative, focused on the film The Battle of Neretva, the most renowned representative of the ‘partisan’ film. The interpretation of the film’s production will revolve around the heated discussions that accompanied the film. The second case study is that of the ‘dissident’ narrative and the film Early works, representing the black wave films. Controversies around the film will be presented, centered with the trial that the film and its author provoked. |
| Supervisor | Siefert, Marsha |
| Department | History MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2011/kovacic_nino.pdf |
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