" T]he book's considerable lasting value lies in the quality and depth of the contextual material, accompanied by a lengthy bibliography. Owen's potted history of Czech Surrealism ... is a particularly valuable primer, as is his exploration of the peculiar historical, cultural and political conditions that allowed a surprisingly coherent film movement to spring into existence." - Sight & Sound

"This book can fill a significant lacuna in the scarce international research on and publications about the Czechoslovak] New Wave ... it presents a vital contribution to the study of the period."...