VEČEŘA, Michal. Remaining silent : The ongoing presence of silent films on cinema programmes in Brno between 1930 and 1936. Images (Poland). Poland: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu, 2022, vol. 32, No 41, p. 65-78. ISSN 1731-450X. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.14746/i.2022.41.04.
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Original name Remaining silent : The ongoing presence of silent films on cinema programmes in Brno between 1930 and 1936
Authors VEČEŘA, Michal (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
Edition Images (Poland), Poland, Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu, 2022, 1731-450X.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 60405 Studies on Film, Radio and Television
Country of publisher Poland
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14210/22:00127735
Organization unit Faculty of Arts
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.14746/i.2022.41.04
Keywords in English film distribution; silent cinema; 1930s; Brno
Tags rivok
Tags International impact, Reviewed
Changed by Changed by: Mgr. Pavla Martinková, učo 361548. Changed: 1/3/2023 08:02.
Abstract
The production of silent films in Czechoslovakia ended shortly after the advent of sound technology at the very end of the 1920s. The number of available silent films steadily decreased from that point on, yet some cinemas decided to continue to include them in their programming, even though they had sound equipment. The article analyses the scheduling of silent films in the specific case of two cinemas from the periphery of Brno, the second-largest city in Czechoslovakia. On the exhibitors’ side, there was a visible tendency to screen films 1) approximately two years from the premiere and 2) older with renowned stars or plot. This surprising presence of silent films in cinemas leads to the question: “Why were they still scheduled”? The answer lies both in the cinema owners, for whom silent films were a cheaper commodity, and in the audiences, who did not necessarily demand screenings of new sound films.
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MUNI/A/1422/2021, interní kód MUName: Koncept udržitelnosti v dějinách kinematografie
Investor: Masaryk University
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