Lénárt, András. Mozgóképes múlt – Közelítések a film és a történelem kapcsolatához [Cinematographic past. Approaches to the relationship between film and history]. Pécs: Kronosz. 2024. 250 pp.

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Andrs Lnrt, the author of Mozgkpes mlt -Kzeltsek a film s a trtnelem kapcsolathoz [Cinematographic past.Approaches to the relationship between film and history] is a historian and a well-respected researcher in Hispanic Studies.He is the author of monographs on the film politics of the Francoist dictatorship (A spanyol film a Franco diktatrban: Ideolgia, propaganda s filmpolitika [Spanish film during the Francoist dictatorship.Ideology, propaganda and film policies] ( 2014)) and the image of history in the films of Latin American countries (Film s trtnelem Latin-Amerikban.A 20. szzad a filmtrtnet tkrben [Films and history in Latin America.The 20th century through the perspective of film history] ( 2020)).Lnrt's newest volume steers the reader towards the frontiers of history and film studies, predominantly examining the role of films in shaping history and the effect of historical events on cinema.It is easy to see how important the role of cinema has been since its birth in the collective memory of a nation or a larger community and how its memory is being shaped, but, as Lnrt points out, films representing a national community can have a considerable influence on the reputation this community has in the eyes of others.It should never be forgotten, though, that the cinematographic representation of the past or the present is always the fruit of a creative process, which is mostly determined by the historical (personal and social) circumstances of the given moment.It is for that reason that the papers collected in the volume investigate the multifaceted relationships of films and historical circumstances while handling the cinematographic artwork primarily as mementos of a certain point in time, whose comprehensive analysis allows for the more accurate uncovering of the past.In his previous work, Andrs Lnrt studied Spanish and South American examples, but in the present volume, he compares these with Hungarian cases, looking for parallels between the film politics and the film production of the Francoist dictatorship and Hungarian state socialism .Four engaging chapters of the volume discuss various aspects of this system of relations, pointing out the similar film concepts (schemata) produced by the 1 saghy.