Pivo v českém filmu : formální a sémantická analýza

The text shows how beer was depicted in selected Czech films (Adéla ještě nevečeřela [Adela Has Not Had Her Supper Yet], Postřižiny [Cutting It Short], Schmitke [Schmitke], Díra u Hanušovic [Nowhere in Moravia] and Mistři [Champions]). It focuses on the role of beer and the cinematic means used to portray it. The formal analysis of beer scenes allows us to follow the less obvious construction of the communicated content of individual films and trace their affectivity and effect on the human senses. Since beer is perceived as the Czech national drink, the analysis also reveals the approaches of filmmakers to the image of Czech identity, which have changed significantly over time (and the official direction of cinema).