CZS32II Czech Cinema II

Pan-university studies
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Jaromír Blažejovský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Martin Vašek
Pan-university studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Martin Vašek
Timetable
Thu 12:30–14:55 C34
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 100 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/100, only registered: 0/100
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is concerned with the “golden sixties” of Czech cinema. The course follows Czech cinema I (autumn 2009) focused on selected periods, genres and themes of the history of Czech cinema.
Main objectives can be summarized as follows: to understand and interpret subversive meanings of Czech art cinema of the sixties; to experience Czech films as a spectator; to know the „canon“ of most important films from this period of Czech cinema.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to postwar Czech cinema (fragments)
  • 2. Vojtěch Jasný: When the Cat Comes (aka Cassandra Cat - Až přijde kocour, 1963)
  • 3. The new wave: an introduction (fragments)
  • 4. Miloš Forman: Loves of a Blonde (aka A Blonde in Love – Lásky jedné plavovlásky, 1965)
  • 5. Miloš Forman: The Firemen‘s Ball (Hoří, má panenko, 1967)
  • 6. The genre movies of the sixties – musicals, comedies, fairy tales, detective stories (fragments)
  • 7. Ladislav Rychman: The Hop Pickers (Starci na chmelu, 1964)
  • 8. Ivan Passer: Intimate Lighting (Intimní osvětlení, 1965)
  • 9. Jiří Menzel: Closely Watched Trains (Ostře sledované vlaky, 1966)
  • 10. Juraj Herz: The Cremator (Spalovač mrtvol, 1968)
  • 11. Karel Kachyňa: The Coach to Vienna (Kočár do Vídně, 1966)
  • 12. Vojtěch Jasný: All My Good Countrymen (Všichni dobří rodáci, 1968)
  • 13. Various faces of Czech comedy – Oldřich Lipský: Lemonade Joe or The Horse Opera (Limonádový Joe aneb Koňská opera, 1964)
Teaching methods
Lectures, screenings, reading.
Assessment methods
The course is based on video or DVD screenings with English subtitles. The class usually begins with a short introduction to the historical and cultural context. The course is finished with an essay of 1500-2000 words, to be handed in by Thursday 20 May or sent by e-mail until 10 June. The essay should be done as an analysis of one Czech film (or two or three in comparison) from the sixties or some special questions of Czech cinema history.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
Teacher's information
http://www.rect.muni.cz/ois/students/special_programs%2C_individual_courses/cesp
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2010, recent)
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