FF:FAV024 Czech Cinema II - Course Information

FAV024 Czech Cinema II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2006

Extent and Intensity: 3/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s): PhDr. Jaromír Blažejovský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by: prof. PhDr. Jiří Voráč, Ph.D.
Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts
Timetable: Tue 18:20–20:45 C34, Thu 12:30–14:55 C34
Course Enrolment Limitations: The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives: The course is based on video screening of selected Czech films in full version, subtitled in English. Some periods of Czech cinema history and some aspects of the typical genres or styles may be illustrated by short film clips. The class usually begins with a short introduction to the historical and cultural context. The screening will be followed by discussion. Assessment: essay. Literature: Hames, Peter: The Czechoslovak New Wave (Berkeley, Los Angeles and London 1985); Liehm, Mira & Liehm, Antonín J.: The Most Important Art: Soviet and Eastern European Film After 1945 (Berkeley, Los Angeles, London 1980); Škvorecký, Josef: All the Bright Young Man and Woman (Toronto 1971). Films: to be specified.
Language of instruction: English

The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005.