FAVBKa06 History of Czech Cinema I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Anna Batistová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Voráč, Ph.D.
Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Sat 13:20–16:35 C34
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course aims to line up an overview of the history of Czech cinema before 1945. In four basic periods (cinema before 1918, silent cinema of the 1920s, coming of sound and 1930s, Protectorate), Czech cinema will be examined from the point of view of the actual government, and its place in the society. Cinema production, distribution and exhibition will be examined closely.

Main objectives:
to gain basic orientation in the history of Czech cinema before 1945;
to understand the place of the cinema in the wider social context;
to see the cinema as a complex social phenomenon, not as a sequence of aesthetically exceptional films;
to learn about the relations between production, distribution and exhibition of films;
to widen existing knowledge of films before 1945 by screening lesser-known pictures.
Syllabus
  • Overview of materials for studying Czech cinema
  • Time division of the period to 1945. Basic division of cinema studies
  • Czech cinema before 1918
  • Twenties and the coming of sound cinema
  • Thirties
  • Czech cinema during the second world war
Literature
  • KAŠPAR, Lukáš. Český hraný film a filmaři za protektorátu : propaganda, kolaborace, rezistence. Vyd. 1. Praha: Libri, 2007, 491 s. ISBN 9788072773473. info
  • BARTOŠEK, Luboš. Náš film : kapitoly z dějin (1896-1945). První vydání. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1985, 420 stran. URL info
  • BILÍK, Petr. Panorama českého filmu. Vyd. 1. Olomouc: Rubico, 2000, 514 s. ISBN 80-85839-54-7. info
  • HEISS, Gernot and Ivan KLIMEŠ. Obrazy času. Český a rakouský film 30. let. - Bilder der Zeit. Tschechischer und österreichischer Film der 30er Jahre. Praha - Brno: Národní filmový archiv - Rakouský ústav pro jihovýchodní Evropu, 2003. info
  • ŠTÁBLA, Zdeněk. Data a fakta z dějin čs. kinematografie, 1896-1945. Sv. 1-4. Praha: Československý filmový ústav, 1988. info
  • Czech feature film. Edited by Táňa Bretyšová. V Praze: Národní filmový archiv, 1995, 285 s. ISBN 80-7004-082-3. info
  • Czech feature film. Edited by Táňa Bretyšová. V Praze: Národní filmový archiv, 1998, 499 s. ISBN 80-7004-090-4. info
  • Další studie, především z časopisu Iluminace.
Assessment methods
Lectures and screenings.
Written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: Předmět se vypisuje jednou za 3 roky, další termíny jsou: podzim 2005, podzim 2008, podzim 2011 atd.
Teacher's information
http://www.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/view.php?id=2271
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2017.
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