FAV026 Eastern Europen Cinema II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types 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
Wed 12:30–14:55 C34
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
An introduction to contemporary cinemas of Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia and Albania. The era of Balkan socialist cinemas ended with the collapses of communist regimes in Bulgaria, Romania (1989) and Albania (1990) and with the break-up of Yugoslavia. The Bulgarian film industry fell into depression, Romanian film art succeeded on festivals during the first time but they were no films produced in 2000; a revival came lately with a new wave. The national cinemas of the former Yugoslavia – Serbian, Croatian, Slovenian, Bosnian, Macedonian and the cinema of Montenegro develop in conditions of independent countries; everyone reflects in its own point of view the upcoming ethnic conflicts and wars.
At the end of the course students should be able to understand and interpret selected films from the region.
Syllabus
  • 1. An introduction to post-socialist cinemas since 1989.
  • 2. Hungaria: Miklós Jancsó and the period of transition. Benedek Fliegauf: Dealer.
  • 3. The Balkans: Chia e tazi pesen? (Whose Is This Song?, Adela Peeva, Bulgaria 2003).
  • 4. Serbia: Lepa sela lepo gore (Pretty Village Pretty Flame, Srdjan Dragojević, 1996), Zona Zamfirova (Zdravko Šotra, 2002).
  • 5. Croatia: Ničiji sin (No One's Son, Arsen A. Ostojić, 2008).
  • 6. Bulgaria: Majmuni prez zimata (Monkeys in Winter, Milena Andonova, 2006).
  • 7. Romania and the new wave. Hîrtia va fi albastrã (The Paper Will Be Blue, Radu Muntean, 2006).
Literature
  • JORDANOVA, Dina. Cinema of the other Europe : the industry and artistry of East Central European film. 1st pub. London: Wallflower Press, 2003, x, 224. ISBN 1903364647. info
  • JORDANOVA, Dina. Cinema of flames : Balkan film, culture and the media. 1st publ. London: BFI, 2001, 322 s. ISBN 9780851708478. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, screening, reading.
Assessment methods
Essay.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006.
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