FAV140 Cinema of Latin America

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
4/0. 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
Supplier department: Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 15:50–20:45 C34, Thu 8:20–10:45 C34
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 113 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/113, only registered: 0/113, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/113
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The curse is focused mainly on films from Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and Cuba: the film industries which have been able to produce feature films regularly. We will take notice of works of Chilean directors and take a look at the cinema of Peru and Bolivia. The relationship between cinema and revolution will be discussed as well as manifestos of Latin American filmmakers.
Main objectives can be summarized as follows: to experience the films from Latin America as a spectator; to know the „canon“ of most important films and their relationship to politial and socal reality of the continent.
Syllabus
  • Introduction into the cinema of Latin America
  • Mexican cinema
  • Brazilian cinema novo
  • Argentinian cinema
  • The manifests: The Aesthetics of Hunger, Toward a third cinema, For an imperfect cinema
  • Cuban cinema
  • The cinema of Bolivia and Peru
  • Chilean cinema
Literature
  • CHANAN, Michael. Cuban cinema. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2004, xvii, 538. ISBN 9780816634248. info
  • SHAW, Deborah. Contemporary cinema of Latin America : ten key films. New York: Continuum, 2003, ix, 206. ISBN 0826414850. info
  • Rethinking Third Cinema. Edited by Anthony R. Guneratne - Wimal Dissanayake. 1st pub. New York: Routledge, 2003, xii, 240. ISBN 0415213541. info
  • LUKAVSKÁ, Eva. "Zázračné reálno" a magický realismus : Alejo Carpentier versus Gabriel García Márquez. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 2003, 198 s. ISBN 8072941003. info
  • KING, John. Magical reels : the history of cinema in Latin America. New York: Verso, 2000, vi, 314. ISBN 185984233X. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, film screenings in screening room of Faculty of Arts and cinema Ponrepo (Prague), readings.
Assessment methods
Exam: the annotated filmography of 27 self-selected films for discussion.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Spring 2019.
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