FAVBPa22 History of Czech Cinema: Documentary Film

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
4/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Kateřina Šardická (lecturer)
Mgr. Zdeňka Pitrunová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Pavel Skopal, 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
Wed 16:00–19:40 C34, Wed 20:00–20:50 C34, except Wed 2. 10.
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 presents history of Czech nonfiction and documentary cinema. At the end of the course students should be able to understand key genres of nonfiction and documentary film; distinguish its functions in different historical periods; explain work of important film-makers.
Learning outcomes
After finishing this course, students will:
gain basic knowledge of Czech documentary cinema history before the half of 1950s;
understand the significance of pre-war and post-war local cinema in broader social context;
understand Czech documentary cinema as a complex social phenomenon, not only as a sequence of aesthetically exceptional films;
understand relationship between production, distribution and film introduction;
broaden their existing knwoledge with less-featured films.
Syllabus
  • Theories of nonfiction and documentary film.
  • Genres, modes and their function.
  • Documentary in silent era.
  • 1930s and Czech sound documentary.
  • Establishment of Krátký film, after-war period.
  • Documentarists of the 1960s.
  • Documentary and normalisation.
  • Privatisation of Krátký film and documentary after 1989.
Literature
  • Navrátil, Antonín: Cesty k pravdě a lži. Praha: AMU, 2002.

  • Nichols, Bill: Introduction to Documentary. Indiana University Press, 2001.
  • Štoll, Martin (a kol.): Český film - režiséři - dokumentaristé. Praha: Libri, 2009.
Teaching methods
Lecture - theoretical and historical explication; reading; screenings.
Assessment methods
Reading during the semester; written test with questions on lectures, reading and screenings.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: Předmět se vypisuje jednou za 3 roky, další termíny jsou: podzim 2013, podzim 2016, podzim 2019 atd.
General note: Předmět FAVBPa22 Dějiny české kinematografie III: dokumentární film bude povinný pro studenty, kteří nastoupili ke studiu od akademického roku 2010/2011 do 2018/2019. Pro ostatní studenty je volitelný.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2016.
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