CZS32 Czech Cinema I

Pan-university studies
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Jaromír Blažejovský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Martin Vašek
Pan-university studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Martin Vašek
Timetable
Thu 12:30–14:55 C34
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 70 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/70, only registered: 0/70
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course is concerned with selected periods, genres and themes of the history of Czech cinema.
Syllabus
  • 23. 9. Introduction, Gustav Machatý: Erotikon (1929)
  • 30. 9. The sound era 1930-1945 – Martin Frič: Kristian (1939)
  • 7. 10. The post-war era and socialist realism
  • 14. 10. The beginning of the „thaw“ – Vojtěch Jasný: When the Cat Comes (Až přijde kocour, 1963)
  • 21. 10. Czech historic movies – František Vláčil: Marketa Lazarová
  • 4. 11. An introduction to Czech New Wave – Věra Chytilová: Daisies (Sedmikrásky, 1966)
  • 11. 11. Czech New Wave – Miloš Forman: The Firemen‘s Ball (Hoří, má panenko, 1967)
  • 18. 11. Czech New Wave – Juraj Herz: The Cremator (Spalovač mrtvol, 1968)
  • 25. 11. The genre movies of the sixties – musicals, comedies, fairy tales, detective stories
  • 2. 12. A time of servants: the normalization period
  • 9. 12. The velvet revolution and after, contemporary Czech documentary
Teaching methods
Lectures, film screenings, reading, homework.
Assessment methods
The assessment is based on two essays: the first one (of 800-1000 words) will be inspired by personal reflections of „Marketa Lazarová“ – the film of František Vláčil, or selected movie of Vojtěch Jasný. This text should be handed in or sent by email until 5 November.
The second essay (of 1500-2000 words) should be done as an analysis of one Czech film (or two or three in comparison) or some special questions of Czech cinema history. This text should be handed in or sent by email until 17 December.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
General note: class is held on čtvrtek/Thursday 12,30-14,55 FF/Faculty of Arts, building C, room C34.
Teacher's information
http://www.rect.muni.cz/ois/students/special_programs%2C_individual_courses/cesp
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019.
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