CZS32 Czech Cinema I

Pan-university studies
Autumn 2011
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 10:50–13:15 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
  • 22. 9. Introduction. A general view to the history of Czech cinema, periodization. The silent era. Gustav Machatý: Erotikon (1929), Extase (1933).
  • 29. 9. The sound era 1930-1945. Martin Frič: Kristian (1939).
  • 6. 10. The post-war era and socialist realism. Martin Frič: The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
  • 13. 10. The holocaust theme in Czech cinema. Alfred Radok: Distant Journey (1949)
  • 20. 10. Czech historic movies: Otakar Vávra: The Hussite Trilogy (1954–1956); František Vláčil: Marketa Lazarová (1967)
  • 27. 10. Masters of animation: Jiří Trnka, Jan Švankmajer. Karel Zeman and films for children
  • 3. 11. The beginning of the „thaw“. Vojtěch Jasný: When the Cat Comes (Až přijde kocour, 1963)
  • 10. 11. An introduction to Czech New Wave – Věra Chytilová: Daisies (Sedmikrásky, 1966)
  • 24. 11. The genre movies of the sixties – musicals, comedies, fairy tales, detective stories
  • 1. 12. A time of servants: the normalization period
  • 8. 12. The velvet revolution and after, contemporary Czech documentary
Literature
  • HAMES, Peter. Czech and Slovak cinema : theme and tradition. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2010, vii, 264. ISBN 9780748620821. info
  • Visegrad cinema : points of contact from the new waves to the present. Edited by Petra Hanáková - K. B. Johnson. 1st pub. Praha: Casablanca, 2010, 196 s. ISBN 9788087292044. info
  • HAMES, Peter. The czechoslovak new wave. 2. ed. London: Wallflower Press, 2005, xi, 323. ISBN 1904764436. info
  • BUCHAR, Robert. Czech new wave filmmakers in interviews. Edited by A. J. Liehm. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, 2004, v, 215. ISBN 078641720X. info
  • The cinema of Central Europe. Edited by Peter Hames. 1st pub. London: Wallflower Press, 2004, xv, 291. ISBN 1904764215. info
  • Dark alchemy : the films of Jan Švankmajer. Edited by Peter Hames. Westport: Praeger, 1995, 202 s. ISBN 0275952991. info
  • LIEHM, Mira and A. J. LIEHM. The most important art : eastern European film after 1945. 1s paperback print. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1980, 467 s. ISBN 0520041283. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, film screenings, reading, homework.
Assessment methods
The assessment is based on two essays: the first one (of 1000-1200 words) will be inspired by the topic: The history of Central Europe in the mirror of Czech films. This text should be handed in or sent by email until 3 November. The second essay (of 1500-2000 words) will be inspired by the topic: Czech cinema between tradition and modernism, genre and auteurism, conformity and subversion. This text should be handed in or sent by email until 16 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, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019.
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