HBO’s the Sleepers: How Spy Genre and Transnational Co-Production Challenged the Memory of Communism in the Czech Republic

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11240%2F24%3A10450190" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11240/24:10450190 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=K-tY6AJxhk" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=K-tY6AJxhk</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2040350X.2022.2086094" target="_blank" >10.1080/2040350X.2022.2086094</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

HBO’s the Sleepers: How Spy Genre and Transnational Co-Production Challenged the Memory of Communism in the Czech Republic

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

This study centers on the problem of transposition of historical reality into the artistic form. Using the example of HBO Europe&apos;s Czech six-part drama Bez vědomí (The Sleepers, 2019), I would like to discuss how the transnational co-production, the effort to attract international audiences, and the selected genre influenced the portrayal of the past. In the context of Czech audiovisual production, the series represents a rather exceptional example. First, it reflects on the period around the Velvet Revolution, which has not been the focus of many Czech films or TV series. It is set in late 1980s Prague, and captures the time of political and societal changes that resulted in the collapse of the communist regime. Secondly, the series uses the spy genre, which is also unique in local production. Drawing from film and TV studies and from memory studies, I will explore the concept of transnational memory in relation to HBO&apos;s original production. In particular, however, I would like to focus on the formative role of the genre and argue that the choice of the genre in itself contributes to challenging the prevailing narratives and already established interpretations of the past.

Název v anglickém jazyce

HBO’s the Sleepers: How Spy Genre and Transnational Co-Production Challenged the Memory of Communism in the Czech Republic

Popis výsledku anglicky

This study centers on the problem of transposition of historical reality into the artistic form. Using the example of HBO Europe&apos;s Czech six-part drama Bez vědomí (The Sleepers, 2019), I would like to discuss how the transnational co-production, the effort to attract international audiences, and the selected genre influenced the portrayal of the past. In the context of Czech audiovisual production, the series represents a rather exceptional example. First, it reflects on the period around the Velvet Revolution, which has not been the focus of many Czech films or TV series. It is set in late 1980s Prague, and captures the time of political and societal changes that resulted in the collapse of the communist regime. Secondly, the series uses the spy genre, which is also unique in local production. Drawing from film and TV studies and from memory studies, I will explore the concept of transnational memory in relation to HBO&apos;s original production. In particular, however, I would like to focus on the formative role of the genre and argue that the choice of the genre in itself contributes to challenging the prevailing narratives and already established interpretations of the past.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50802 - Media and socio-cultural communication

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2024

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Studies in Eastern European Cinema

ISSN

2040-350X

e-ISSN

2040-3518

Svazek periodika

15

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

2

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

15

Strana od-do

215-229

Kód UT WoS článku

000811140400001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85131853980