FAVK064 Cinema of Africa, India and Near East

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 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
Sat 2. 11. 13:20–16:35 C34, Sat 23. 11. 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 offers introductions to cinema of India, Islamic countries (Iran, Maghreb, Egypt, Turkey), Israel and the Sub-Saharian Africa, focused on works of the most important filmmakers.

At the end of the course students should be able to:
get acquainted with cultural context and film industries of named contries
decode spiritual messages in selected movies
appreciate their aesthetic value

Auteurs and recommended films:
Ben Barka, Suheil: Amok! (1982)
Ceylan, Nuri Bilge: Uzak (2002),Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da (2011)
Chahine, Youssef: Bab el hadid (1958)
Cissé, Souleymane: Yeelen (1987)
Diop Mambéty, Djibril: Touki Bouki (1973), Hyénes (1992)
Dutt, Guru: Pyaasa (Ž1957)
Gitai, Amos: Kadosh (1999), Kippur (2000), Kedma (2002)
Gören, Serif: Yol (1983)
Kiárostamí, Abbás: Khane-ye doust kodjast? (1987), Zendegi va digar hich (1991), Zire darakhatan zeyton (1994), Ta m e guilass (1997). Bas ma ra khahad bord (1999)
Lakhdar-Hamina, Mohammed: Rih al awras (1967), Ahdat sanawovach el-djamr (1975)
Madjidi, Madjid: Bacheha-ye aseman (1997), Rang-e khoda (1999)
Machmalbaf, Mohsen: Salaam cinema (1995), Nun va Goldoon (1996)
Machmalbaf, Samira: Takhté siah (2000)
Maldoror, Sarah: Sambizanga (1972)
Nair, Mira: Salaam Bombay! (1987), The Monsoon Wedding (2001)
Okan, Bay: Otobüs (1976)
Okten, Zeki; Sürü (1978)
Osten, Frank: The Light of Asia (1925)
Ouedraogo, Idrissa: Tilai (1990), Samba Traoré (1992)
Panahi, Jafar: Badkonake sefid (1995), Ayneh (1997), Dayereh (2000)
Raj, Satyajit: Pather Panchali (1955), Aparajito (1957), Apur Sansar (1959); Jana Aranya (1976); Ghare-Baire (1984)
Sembéne, Ousmane: Borom sarret (1966); Mandabi (1968), Xala (1975), Ceddo (1977), Moolaade (2004)
Sen, Mrinal: Interview (1971); Oka Oori Katha (1977)
Suleiman, Elia: Yadon ilaheyya (2002)
Syllabus
  • Introduction
  • Introduction to Indian cinema
  • Indian popular cinema – Bollywood (Raj Kapoor)
  • Indian art cinema (Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak, Mrinal Sen, Guru Dutt)
  • Cinema of Sri Lanka (Lester James Peries)
  • Iranian cinema (Abbas Kiarostami, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Samira Makhmalbaf, Majid Majidi, Jafar Panahi, Bahman Ghobadi, Asghar Farhadi)
  • Turkish cinema (Yilmaz Güney, Nuri Bilge Ceylan)
  • New Turkish Cinema
  • Kurdish cinema
  • Cinema of Egypt (Youssef Chahine)
  • Cinema of Maghreb – Algeria (Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, Merzak Allouache), Tunesia (Férid Boughedir, Nouri Bouzid, Moufida Tlatli), Morocco (Suheil Ben Barka)
  • Cinema of Israel (Amos Gitai)
  • Palestinian cinema (Elia Suleiman)
  • Cinema of Syria, Iraq and Lebanon
  • Cinema of Sub-Saharan Africa – Senegal (Ousmane Sembéne, Djibril Diop Mambéty), Mali (Souleymane Cissé, Sotigui Kouyaté), Bourkina Faso (Idrissa Ouédraogo, Gaston Kaboré), Mauritania (Med Hondo), Guinea-Bissau (Flora Gomes), Ethiopia
  • Nollywood, Ghallywood, Lolliwood
  • Cinema of South Africa
Literature
  • Soldiers, rebels, and driftersgay representation in Israeli cinema. Edited by Nir Cohen. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 2012, x, 254 p. ISBN 9780814337097. info
  • FANON, Frantz. Černá kůže, bílé masky : postkoloniální myšlení I. Translated by Irena Kozelská. Vydání první. Praha: Tranzit, 2011, 191 stran. ISBN 9788087259122. info
  • From Iran to Hollywood and some places in-betweenreframing post-revolutionary Iranian cinema. Edited by Christopher Gow. New York: I.B. Tauris, 2011, xi, 235 p. ISBN 9780857720238. info
  • Bollywood and globalizationIndian popular cinema, nation, and diaspora. Edited by Rini Bhattacharya Mehta - Rajeshwari V. Pandharipande. New York: Anthem Press, 2010, xi, 197 p. ISBN 9781843318897. info
  • Gendered Representations in Bollywood: Construct of the Indigenous Woman Gauri in Lagaan. In Versions and subversions of tradition in literature and cultural studies. 2010. info
  • Makhmalbaf at largethe making of a rebel filmmaker. Edited by Hamid Dabashi. New York: I.B. Tauris, 2008, xxxi, 255. ISBN 9781845115326. info
  • DUDRAH, Rajinder Kumar. Bollywood : sociology goes to the movies. New Delhi: Sage, 2006, 210 s. ISBN 0761934618. info
  • Beyond fleshqueer masculinities and nationalism in Israeli cinema. Edited by Raz Yosef. New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press, 2004, x, 203 p. ISBN 0813533767. info
  • GANTI, Tejaswini. Bollywood : a guidebook to popular Hindi cinema. London: Routledge, 2004, ix, 254. ISBN 0415288541. info
  • The new Iranian cinema : politics, representation and identity. Edited by Richard Tapper. Repr. London: I.B. Tauris Publishers, 2004, xv, 282. ISBN 1860648045. info
  • MISHRA, Vijay. Bollywood cinema : temples of desire. New York: Routledge, 2002, xxiv, 296. ISBN 0415930154. info
  • DABASHI, Hamid. Close up : Iranian cinema, past, present and future. 1st pub. London: Verso, 2001, xii, 302. ISBN 1859846262. info
  • SHAFIK, Viola. Arab cinema : history and cultural identity. 2nd print. Cairo: American University in Cairo Press, 2000, 255 s. ISBN 9774244753. info
  • Guide to African cinema. Edited by Sharon A. Russell. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1998, xv, 183 p. ISBN 0313296219. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, film screenings, home study.
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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