FF:NJII_788B The German Cinema - Course Information

NJII_788B The German Cinema

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Taught in person.

Teacher(s)

Berthold Linder (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. Mgr. Aleš Urválek, Ph.D.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts

Prerequisites

German language skills on level B2

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 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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Course objectives

The course covers German film history from 1895 until today. It looks at epochs, important representatives, exemplary films, styles and genres as well as the history of production and reception. Literature: BEYER, Friedemann/GROB, Norbert (Hrsg.): Stilepochen des Films. Der NS-Film. Stuttgart: Reclam, 2018. 456 s. ISBN 978-3-15-019-531-4. GROB, Norbert et al. (Hrsg.): Stilepochen des Films. Neuer Deutscher Film. Stuttgart: Reclam, 2012. 349 s. ISBN 978-3-15-019016-6. JACOBSEN, Wolfgang et al. (Hrsg.): Geschichte des deutschen Films. 2. Aufl. Stuttgart: Metzler, 2004. 666 s. ISBN 978-3-476-01952-3. KRAMER, Thomas (Hrsg.): Reclams Lexikon des deutschen Films. Stuttgart: Reclam, 1995. 467s. ISBN 3-15-010410-6. PRINZLER, Hans Helmut: Chronik des deutschen Films 1895-1994. Stuttgart/Weimar: Metzler, 1995. 464 s. ISBN 3-476-01290-5.

Learning outcomes

The students know the history of German film, its epochs, important representatives and exemplary films in the context of their production and reception history.

Syllabus

• 1. Before Caligari (1895-1919), 2. Weimar Cinema (1919-1933), 3. Exile Cinema (1933-1950), 4. Nazism and cinema (1933-1945), 5. Postwar Cinema (1945-1949), 6. West German Cinema (1949-1990), 7. Cinema in the German Democratic Republic (1949-1990), 8. German Cinema after unification (1990-today)

Language of instruction

German

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.

Teacher's information

Requirements: - regular attendance (max. two absences) - homework (every week) - presentation (on a self-selected film) - final exam (multiple choice)

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