FAV239 Film Genres in the Eastern Bloc

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Pavel Skopal, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Voráč, Ph.D.
Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 17:30–20:45 C31
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
At the end of the cousre students should be able to understand the most influential theoretical approaches to genre cinema and to apply them on chosen movies; to compare genre production of the Eastern Bloc with movies produced in strongly different economical conditions - in Western Europe and in Hollywood. The students will understand the function of genre in the production system and in the culture policy of the Eastern Bloc countries. At the seminars, two movies will be analysed and compared: one Czech movie and one from another country of the Eeastern Bloc.
Syllabus
  • Theoretical and methodological introduction: socialist realism and genre
  • historical movies (Jan Hus; Dákové)
  • comedies(Dovolená s Andělem; Celý svět se směje)
  • war movies (Ročník 21; Jeřábi táhnou)
  • sci-fi (Ikarie XB 1; Mlčící hvězda)
  • biopics (Vstanou noví bojovníci; Admirál Nachimov)
  • musicals(Starci na chmelu; Heißer Sommer)
  • Indianerfilme(Tecumseh; Lovec jelenů)
Literature
  • Sarah Davies: Soviet cinema in the early cold war: Pudovkin´s Admiral Nakhimov in context. Cold War History 4, 2003, s. 49-70
  • Stefan Soldovieri: Socialists in outer space. East German film´s Venusian adventure. Film History 10, 1998, č. 3, s. 382-398
  • Jevgenij Dobrenko: Political Economy of Socialist Realism. Yale University Press 2007
  • Jon Raundalen: A Communist Takeover in the Dream Factory - Appropriation of Popular Genres by the East German Film Industry. Slavonica 11, č. 1, 2005, s. 69-86
  • JORDANOVA, Dina. Cinema of the other Europe : the industry and artistry of East Central European film. 1st pub. London: Wallflower Press, 2003, x, 224. ISBN 1903364647. info
  • ALTMAN, Rick. Film/Genre. London: British Film Institute, 1999, 246 pp. ISBN 0-85170-717-3. info
Teaching methods
Seminar
Assessment methods
Obligatory participation at the seminars. Evaluation: the final presentation - 20%, the final essay 30%, active participation at the seminars 25%, knowledge of the texts in the reader 25%.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
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