The Catholic Church as depicted in the cinema newsreels of Communist Hungary

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  • András Gianone Author
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https://doi.org/10.54231/ETSZEMLE.22.2021.3.9

Abstract

The present article explores how the Hungarian Catholic Church was depicted in the newsreels shown in the cinemas during the period of Communist dictatorship. From the end of World War II to the change of regime in 1989, only 27 pieces of news specifically about the Catholic Church were presented to the Hungarian cinema-goers. Based on these as well as parts of other reports containing information about ecclesiastical matters the article analyses how the Communist state wished to depict the Catholic Church in Hungary.Fight for freedom of conscience and religion.

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2021-09-08

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Vol. 22 No. 3 (2021): Church History Review

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Gianone, András. 2021. “The Catholic Church As Depicted in the Cinema Newsreels of Communist Hungary”. Church History Review 22 (3): 67-76. https://doi.org/10.54231/ETSZEMLE.22.2021.3.9.

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