FF:FAV269 German Cinema 1918-45 - Course Information

FAV269 German Cinema from 1918 to 1945

Extent and Intensity

2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Michal Večeřa, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. PhDr. Jiří Voráč, Ph.D.
Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Tue 12:30–15:45 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

• Film and Audio-Visual Culture Studies (programme FF, B-HS)
• Film and Audio-Visual Culture Studies (programme FF, B-OT) (3)
• Film and Audio-Visual Culture Studies (programme FF, N-HS)
• Film and Audio-Visual Culture Studies (programme FF, N-OT) (3)

Course objectives

The goal of the course is to introduce german cinema before 1945. After finishing the course, student should have basic knowledge about german cinema of this period, its socioeconomic context, most important directors, actors and artistic tendencies.

Syllabus

• - Introductory lecture
• - German cinema before 1918 - establishment of UFA company
• - Cinema of Weimar republic (1918-1933) - expressionism, kammerspiel, film avant-garde
• - Cinema of the Third Reich (1933-1945) - propaganda movies, film stars, expansion of german cinema, first color movies

Literature

• ELSAESSER, Thomas. Weimar cinema and after : germany's historical imaginary. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 2000, viii, 472. ISBN 041501235X. info
• THOMPSON, Kristin and David BORDWELL. Dějiny filmu : přehled světové kinematografie. Translated by Helena Bendová. 2., opr. vyd. V Praze: Akademie múzických umění, 2011, 827 s. ISBN 9788073312077. info
• KRACAUER, Siegfried. Dějiny německého filmu : od Caligariho k Hitlerovi : psychologické dějiny německého filmu. Translated by B. A. Poslušný. Vydání první. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1958, 259 stran. info
• KOEPNICK, Lutz P. The dark mirror : German cinema between Hitler and Hollywood. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2002, xii, 322. ISBN 0520233115. info
• KREIMEIER, Klaus. The Ufa story : a history of Germany's greatest film company, 1918-1945. Translated by Robert Kimber - Rita Kimber. 1st pbk. print. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1999, viii, 451. ISBN 0520220692. info

Teaching methods

Lectures, film projections, readings

Assessment methods

Final exam will consist of 4 questions, from which three questions will be based on lectures and readings and the last one will be based on film projections.

Language of instruction

Czech

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