FAV140 Cinema of Latin America

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2019
Extent and Intensity
6/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Jaromír Blažejovský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Jaromír Blažejovský, 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
Mon 25. 2. to Fri 17. 5. Mon 14:00–20:40 C34, except Mon 29. 4., except Mon 6. 5. ; and Mon 18. 2. 16:00–20:40 C34
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 69 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/69, only registered: 0/69, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/69
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The curse is focused mainly on films from Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and Cuba: the film industries which have been able to produce feature films regularly. We will take notice of works of Chilean directors and take a look at the cinema of Peru and Bolivia. The relationship between cinema and revolution will be discussed as well as manifestos of Latin American filmmakers.
Main objectives can be summarized as follows: to experience the films from Latin America as a spectator; to know the „canon“ of most important films and their relationship to political and social reality of the continent.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, a student will be able to:
analyze and interpret significant works of Latin American cinemas
understand their historical, social and aesthetic context
be oriented in contemporary production of Latin American cinemas.
Syllabus
  • Introduction into the cinema of Latin America
  • Mexican cinema
  • Brazilian cinema novo
  • Argentinian cinema
  • The manifests: The Aesthetics of Hunger, Toward a third cinema, For an imperfect cinema
  • Cuban cinema
  • The cinema of Bolivia and Peru
  • Chilean cinema
Literature
  • GARCÍA, Enrique. Cuban cinema after the Cold War : a critical analysis of selected films. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2015, v, 222. ISBN 9780786499106. info
  • CHANAN, Michael. Cuban cinema. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2004, xvii, 538. ISBN 9780816634248. info
  • SHAW, Deborah. Contemporary cinema of Latin America : ten key films. New York: Continuum, 2003, ix, 206. ISBN 0826414850. info
  • Rethinking Third Cinema. Edited by Anthony R. Guneratne - Wimal Dissanayake. 1st pub. New York: Routledge, 2003, xii, 240. ISBN 0415213541. info
  • The new Brazilian cinema. Edited by Lâucia Nagib. New York: In the United States of America distributed by Palgrave Macmillan, 2003, xxvi, 296. ISBN 1860649289. info
  • LUKAVSKÁ, Eva. "Zázračné reálno" a magický realismus : Alejo Carpentier versus Gabriel García Márquez. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 2003, 198 s. ISBN 8072941003. info
  • KING, John. Magical reels : the history of cinema in Latin America. New York: Verso, 2000, vi, 314. ISBN 185984233X. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, film screenings in screening room of Faculty of Arts , readings.
Assessment methods
Exam: the annotated filmography of 24 self-selected films for discussion.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Recommended films (selection):

Dos Santos, Nelson Pereira: Vidas secas (1963), Como era gostoso o~meu Frances (1971); Fernandéz, Emilio: María Candelaria (1944); Goméz, Manuel Octavio: La primera carga al machete (1969), Los dias del agua (1971), Patakín (1982); Guerra, Ruy: Os fuzis (Pušky, 1964); Gutiérrez Alea, Tomás: La muerte de un burócrata (1966), Memorias del subdesarollo (1967), La última cena (1976), Fresa y chocolate (1993); Littín, Miguel: El chacal del Nahueltoro (1969), La tierra prometida (1973), Actas de Marusia (1975), La viuda de Montiel (1979), Alsino y el Condor (1982); Pérez, Fernando: La vida es silbar (1998); Reygadas, Carlos: Batalla en el cielo (2005), Post tenebras lux (2012); Rocha, Glauber: Barravento (1962), Deus e o~diabo na terra do sol (1964), Terra em transe (1967), Antonio das Mortes (1969); Sanjinés, Jorge: Yawar Mallku (1969), El enemigo principal (1974); Solás, Humberto: Manuela (1966), Lucía (1969), Cecília (1982) etc.

Teaching takes place on Mondays in the screening room C34 usually from 2 p.m., starts with a screening (DVD), followed by a lecture and a projection (35 mm).

The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Spring 2014.
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