FAV131 Cinema of the Balkans since 1989

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
4/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Jaromír Blažejovský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Luděk Havel, Ph.D. (assistant)
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
Mon 10:50–14:55 C34
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FAV062 Cinema of the Balkans I || FAV063 Cinema of the Balkans || FAVK011 Cinema of the Balkans I
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 57 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/57, only registered: 0/57, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/57
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
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. The lecture is focused on cinemas of these countries since 1989 till now.

At the end of the course students should be able to:
be acquainted with contemporary production of Balkan cinemas

Films: 4 luni, 3 saptamani şi 2 zile (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, Cristian Mungiu 2007), A fost sau n-a fost? (12:08 East of Bucharest, Corneliu Porumboiu, 2006), Armin (Ognjen Sviličić, 2007), Aurora (Cristi Puiu, 2010), Autobiografia lui Nicolae Ceauşescu (The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceauşescu, Andrei Ujica, 2010), Balanţa (The Oak, Lucian Pintilie, 1992), Bure baruta (The Powder Keg, Goran Paskaljević, 1999), Crna mačka, beli mačor (Black Cat, White Cat, Emir Kusturica, 1998), Cum mi-am petrecut sfârşitul lumii (How I Celebrated the End of the World, Cătălin Mitulescu, 2006). Čija e tazi pesen? (Whose Is This Song?, Adela Peeva, 2003), Država mrtvih (The State of the Dead, Živojin Pavlović, 2000), După delauri (Beyond the Hills, Cristian Mungiu, 2012), E pericoloso sporgersi (Don't Lean Out the Window, Nae Caranfil, 1993), Eu când vreau să fluier, fluier (If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle, Florin Şerban, 2010), Filantropica (Nae Caranfil, 2002), Grbavica (Jasmila Žbanić, 2006), Hîrtia va fi albastrã (The Paper Will Be Blue, Radu Muntean, 2006), Kako je počeo rat na mom otoku (How the War Started on My Island, Vinko Brešan, 1996), Karaula (The Border Post, Rajko Grlić, 2006), Klip (Maja Miloš, 2012), Lepa sela lepo gore (Pretty Village Pretty Flame, Srdjan Dragojević, 1996), Magic Eye (Kujtim Çashku, 2005), Majmuni prez zimata (Monkeys in Winter, Milena Andonova, 2006), Marfa şi banii (Stuff and Dough, Cristi Puiu, 2001), Maršal (Marshal, Vinko Brešan, 1999), Moartea domnului Lazarescu (The Death of Mr. Lazarescu, Cristi Puiu, 2005), Ničiji sin (No One’s Son, Arsen Anton Ostojić, 2008), Nije kraj (Will Not End There, Vinko Brešan, 2008); No Man's Land (Danis Tanović, 2001), O vară de neuitat (An Unforgettable Summer, Lucian Pintilie, 1994), Obarnata elha (Christmas Tree Upside Down, Ivan Čerkelov & Vasil Živkov, 2006), Occident (West, Cristian Mungiu, 2002), Patul conjugal (The Conjugal Bed, Mircea Daneliuc, 1993), Pismo do Amerika (Letter to America, Iglika Trifonova, 2001), Poliţist, adj. (Police, Adjective, Corneliu Porumboiu, 2009), Prea târziu (Too Late, Lucian Pintilie, 1996), Pred doždot (Before the Rain, Milčo Mančevski, 1994), Rane (The Wounds, Srdjan Dragojević, 1998), Rezervni deli (Spare Parts, Damjan Kozole, 2003), Ryna (Ruxandra Zenide, 2005), Savršeni krug (The Perfect Circle, Ademir Kenović, 1997), Sutra ujutru (Tomorrow Morning, Oleg Novković, 2006), Svjedoci (Witnesses, Vinko Brešan, 2003), Terminus paradis (Next Stop Paradise, Lucian Pintilie, 1998), Ubistvo s predumišljajem (Premeditated Murder, Gorčin Stojanović, 1995), Underground (Emir Kusturica, 1995), Vukovar – jedna priča (Vukovar poste restante, Boro Drašković, 1994), Zona Zamfirova (Zdravko Šotra, Srbsko, 2002), Život je čudo (Life Is a Miracle, Emir Kusturica, 2004).
Syllabus
  • 1. Úvod
  • 2. Reflexe válek v bývalé Jugoslávii
  • 3. Postjugoslávské filmy ze současnosti
  • 4. Srbský žánrový film
  • 5. Současný bulharský film
  • 6. Rumunská kinematografie 90. let
  • 7. Rumunská nová vlna
  • 8. Kinematografie v Albánii
Literature
  • PASKALJEVIĆ, Goran. The cinema of Goran Paskaljević. Edited by Predrag J. Marković - Dušan Šević. Belgrade: Stubovi kulture, 2010, 138 s. ISBN 9788679793164. info
  • The cinema of the Balkans. Edited by Dina Jordanova. 1st pub. London: Wallflower, 2006, xvi, 291. ISBN 1904764819. info
  • JORDANOVA, Dina. Emir Kusturica. 1st pub. London: BFI Publishing, 2002, 198 s. ISBN 0851708986. info
  • JORDANOVA, Dina. Cinema of flames : Balkan film, culture and the media. 1st publ. London: BFI, 2001, 322 s. ISBN 9780851708478. info
  • GOCIĆ, Goran. Notes from the underground : the cinema of Emir Kusturica. 1st pub. London: Wallflower Press, 2001, 196 s. ISBN 1903364167. info
Assessment methods
Exam, list of 24 films for discussion.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
General note: Kurz probíhá v rámci projektu č. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0044 Inovace uměnovědných studijních oborů na Filozofické fakultě MU, který je spolufinancován Evropským sociálním fondem a státním rozpočtem České republiky. Viz. www.phil.muni.cz/music/opvk.
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