FAV169 New German Cinema

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Lukáš Skupa, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Voráč, Ph.D.
Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 18:20–20:45 C34, Wed 11:40–14:55 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 will focus on some aspects of history and development of West German cinema from the sixties to the eighties. Lectures will concentrate on the phenomenon of Young German Cinema and mainly on the phenomenon of New German Cinema. In detail we will focus on the role of international reflection in the process of forming of New German Cinema and on the trend of auteur directors as international stars (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Volker Schlöndorff, Margarethe von Trotta, Alexander Kluge, Wim Wenders or Werner Herzog). Besides that we will concentrate for example on the strategies of production, distribution and exhibition of new german cinema films or on thematic, genre and stylistic characteristics of the films (political and socially-critical films, woman and feminist films or camp and kitsch). The lecture will be supported by a set of screenings.

The main aims:
This course provides a comprehensive overview of socio-cultural and media industry background of the development of New German Cinema.
This course provides a comprehensive overview of representative personalitites and works of New German Cinema.
This course supports students ability of reflection and discussion about acquired informations and about films.
Syllabus
  • Cultural and Historical context of West Germany and its impact on the development of the film industry
  • Structure of film industry in West Germany from the sixties to the eighties
  • Young German Cinema
  • New German Cinema
  • Personalities of New German Cinema
  • Thematic, genre and stylistic characteristics of New German Cinema
Literature
  • Corrigan, Timothy. New German Film : The Displaced Image. Indiana University Press, 1994.
  • Elsaesser, Thomas. Fassbinder´s Germany : History, Identity, Subject. Amsterdam University Press, 1996.
  • Elsaesser, Thomas. New German Cinema : A History. Rutgers University Press, 1989.
  • Flinn, Caryl. The New German Cinema : Music, History and the Matter of Style. University of California Press, 2004.
  • KNIGHT, Julia. New German cinema : images of a generation. 1st pub. London: Wallflower, 2004, 124 s. ISBN 1903364280. info
  • Knight, Julia. Women and the New German Cinema. Verso, 1992.
  • RENTSCHLER, Eric. West German film in the course of time : reflections on the twenty years since Oberhausen. Bedford Hills, N.Y.: Redgrave, 1984, v, 260. ISBN 0913178004. info
  • The German cinema book. Edited by Tim Bergfelder - Erica Carter - Deniz Göktürk. 1st publ. London: BFI Publishing, 2002, xi, 291. ISBN 0851709451. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, watching films, discussions
Assessment methods
Assessment: the annotated filmography of at least 18 films for the discussion and examination of the subject matter from the lectures.
Language of instruction
Czech
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