Introduction
Birth of a Industry
The End of a Empire: Revolution, Reaction and the "Talkies"
Quotas, Foreigners and Co-productions
The 1930s and the Second World War
Somewhere in Europe: Reconstruction and Stalinism
Upturns, Downturns and Merry-go-rounds: The Road to 1956
The 1960s: New Directors, New Films, New Wave
The 1970s and the 1980s: The Transitional Years
The Walls Come Down: The "System Change" and After
Documentary, Animation and the Avant-garde
Jews, Gyspies and Others
Foci, Fradi and the "Golden Team"
Conclusion