US_198 Development of Czech film I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Lukáš Skupa, Ph.D. (lecturer), PhDr. Dagmar Koudelková (deputy)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Dagmar Koudelková
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Jan Karafiát
Timetable
Wed 18:00–19:40 N41
Prerequisites
There are none.
Course Enrolment Limitations
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Course objectives
The course will focus on the history of Czech cinema from its beginnings to the end of the Fifties. The lectures will concentrate on the early era of Czech cinema from the second half of 1890s to 1918, Czech cinema in the two periods of so called „First Czechoslovak Republic“, in the protectorate era and on the first two decades of Czech cinema after its nationalization in 1945. In detail we will focus not only on characteristic trends, genres and filmmakers, but also on political, cultural and institutional conditions, which determined the development of Czech cinema and shaped its works.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students will:
understand historical, social or political context of Czech cinema until the mid-1950s;
be able to describe key genres and film trends of Czech cinema in this period;
be able to classify key films, directors and other film artists working in this historical period of Czech cinema.
Syllabus
  • The early period of Czech cinema (from the second half of 1890s to 1918)
  • Expansion and institutionalization of Czech cinema in the 1920s
  • Czech sound cinema in the 1930s
  • Czech cinema in the protectorate era
  • Nationalization and development of Czech cinema in the era of „Third Czechoslovak Republic“ (from 1945 to 1948)
  • Czech cinema in the communist era (from 1948 to 1960)
Literature
  • 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
  • KLIMEŠ, Ivan. Kinematograf! : věnec studií o raném filmu. Vyd. 1. Praha: Casablanca, 2013, 253 s. ISBN 9788070041581. 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
  • SZCZEPANIK, Petr. Konzervy se slovy : počátky zvukového filmu a česká mediální kultura 30. let. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 2009, 526 s. ISBN 9788072943166. info
  • HORNÍČEK, Jiří. Gustav Machatý : touha dělat film : osobnost režiséra na pozadí dějin kinematografie. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 2011, 277 s. ISBN 9788072943661. info
  • STRUSKOVÁ, Eva. Dodalovi : průkopníci českého animovaného filmu. 1. vyd. Praha: NFA, 2013, 359 s. ISBN 9788073312640. info
  • NAVRÁTIL, Antonín. Cesty k pravdě či lži : 70 let československého dokumentárního filmu. 2. vyd. Praha: Akademie múzických umění, 2002, 285 s. ISBN 8073319098. info
  • ČESÁLKOVÁ, Lucie. Atomy věčnosti : český krátký film 30. až 50. let (Atoms of Eternity : Czech Short Film of the 1930s-1950s). Vyd. 1. Praha: Národní filmový archiv, 2014, 430 pp. ISBN 978-80-7004-163-5. info
  • SKOPAL, Pavel and Lucie ČESÁLKOVÁ. Filmové Brno. Dějiny lokální filmové kultury (Cinematic Brno. History of local cinema culture). Praha: Národní filmový archiv, 2016, 338 pp. ISBN 978-80-7004-176-5. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, watching films, discussions
Assessment methods
Written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2025.
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