It might appear that Slovak cinematography - modest in both vintage and volume - has made no impression on the history of film art or the film industry. And yet, in fact, we can boast a number of claims to attention, even on an international scale. The first film projections in what is now Slovakia took place - two quite independent events on the same day - in Bratislava on 25.th December, 1896. The early days of Slovak cinema must be seen as part of the development of film in the Kingdom of Hungary as a whole. After initial essays in...