FAVBKa09 History of World Cinema II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2007
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
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
Sat 13:20–16:35 C34
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course is focused on the history of film medium from the end of the World War II to the present time and its changes as technology, economic institution, cultural product and art. The content will be fallen into eleven lessons: 1. Introduction. 2. The development of technologies (color, widescreen, stereo sound, television, video, digital technologies). 3. Hollywood ending (1945-1969). 4. Film art: neorealism. 5. Film art: new waves. 6. Film art: the other examples of auterism. 7. New Hollywood. 8. Eastern European cinema. 9. New cinemas in Asia, Africa and Latin America. 10. Documentary, avant-garde, underground, independents. 11. Politically critical cinema. The course is based on Film History: An Introduction written by Kristin Thompson and David Bordwell and a critical reading of this book (parts 4-6). Literature: Bordwell, David; Thompson, Kristin: Film History: An Introduction. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1994; Nowell-Smith, Geoffrey (ed.): The Oxford History of World Cinema. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996; Sklar, Robert: Film. An International History of the Medium, New York: H.N. Abrams, 1993; Monaco, James: Nová vlna. Praha: AMU, 2001; Toeplitz, Jerzy: Kam spěje nový americký film. Praha: Orbis, 1976. Ulver, Stanislav: Západní filmová avantgarda. Praha: ČSFÚ, 1991.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: Předmět se vypisuje jednou za 3 roky, další termíny jsou: jaro 2007, jaro 2010, jaro 2013 atd.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2004, Spring 2010, Spring 2013, Spring 2016, Spring 2019.
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