FAV334 French Cinema from the year 1959 up to the present

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2019
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Šárka Jelínek Gmiterková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
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
Tue 8:00–10:40 Scala, Thu 9:00–13:40 C34, except Thu 2. 5., except Thu 9. 5.
Prerequisites
There are none.
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
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Course objectives
The course focuses on French cinema in the period from 1959 onwards. Individual sessions will introduce key directors as well as individual films; and offer insight into the development of economical, technological, production and theoretical background. The lectures begin with the emergence of the French new wave and focus on individual creative personalities throughout the following decades. Apart from particular directors the course will also introduce genre cinema of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s and concentrate on crucial generational, personal and aesthetic trends that dominated French cinema from the 1980s onwards (cinéma du look, beur films, la jeune cinéma, cinéma de banlieu, heritage).

This course is a follow up to the lectures focused on French Cinema in the period 1896-1959 (FAV328), and complements the compulsory course on the history of world cinemas after the year 1945 (FAVBPa09)
Learning outcomes
After completing the course students will:
- know essential French films, directors, actors and other creative personnel from the year 1959 onward
- be able to understand and describe the development of French cinema from the economical, technological and production perspective in this particular era
-be able to identify the main periods of French cinema in relation to wider cultural, political and social history
- know and understand key essays of French film theory.
Syllabus
  • The course consists of 12 lectures.
  • The period from 1959 onwards will be divided in 3 chronological sections.
  • 1. 1959-1969 (5 lectures)
  • 2. 1970-1990 (5 lectures)
  • 3. 1990 onwards (2 lectures)
Literature
  • TEMPLE, Michael - WITT, Michael (2018): The French Cinema Book. Second Edition. London: BFI and Palgrave Macmillan.
  • POWRIE, Phil (2017): Music in Contemporary Fresh Cinema. The Crystal-Song. Palgrave Macmillan.
  • THOMPSON, Kristin and David BORDWELL. Dějiny filmu : přehled světové kinematografie. Translated by Helena Bendová - Jan Bernard - Michal Bregant - Zdeněk Holý - V. První vydání. Praha: Akademie múzických umění, 2007, 827 stran. ISBN 9788071068983. info
  • French cinema in the 1990s : continuity and difference. Edited by Phil Powrie. Repr. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003, xv, 286. ISBN 0198159579. info
  • MONACO, James. Nouvelle vague :Truffaut, Godard, Chabrol, Rohmer, Rivette. 1. vyd. V Praze: Akademie múzických umění, 2001, 413 s. ISBN 8085883899. info
  • VINCENDEAU, Ginette. Stars and stardom in French cinema. 1st publ. London: Continuum, 2000, xii, 275 s. ISBN 0-8264-4730-9. info
  • Román o Françoisi Truffautovi. Praha: Čs. filmový ústav, 1989. info
Teaching methods
Topical lectures together with screenings (videotime + Scala cinema).
Assessment methods
Written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
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