CZS32 Czech Cinema

Pan-university studies
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Jaromír Blažejovský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Thomas Donaldson Sparling, B.A.
Pan-university studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Martin Vašek
Timetable
Mon 15. 9. to Fri 12. 12. Thu 12:30–14:20 C34
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 100 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/100, only registered: 0/100
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course is concerned with selected periods, genres and themes of the history of Czech cinema. The course is followed by Czech cinema II (spring 2009) focused on the “golden sixties”.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to the history of Czech cinema 2. The silent era – Gustav Machatý: Erotikon (1929) 3. The sound era 1930-1945 – Martin Frič: Kristian (1939) 4. The Holocaust theme in Czech cinema I – Alfréd Radok: Distant Journey (Daleká cesta, 1949) 5. The Holocaust theme in Czech cinema II – Ján Kadár, Elmar Klos: The Shop on Main Street (Obchod na korze, 1965) 6. Czech historic movies between great epics and art or spiritual cinema I – Otakar Vávra: Witches' Hammer (Kladivo na čarodějnice, 1969) 7. Czech historic movies between great epics and art or spiritual cinema II – František Vláčil: Marketa Lazarová 8. The golden sixties: an introduction to Czech new wave – Věra Chytilová: Daisies (Sedmikrásky, 1966) 9. A time of servants: the normalization period and after 10. The velvet revolution and after 11. Contemporary Czech documentary 12. Various faces of Czech comedy – Oldřich Lipský: Lemonade Joe or The Horse Opera (Limonádový Joe aneb Koňská opera, 1964) clav Vorlíček: The Girl on the Broomstick (Dívka na koštěti, 1971)
Assessment methods (in Czech)
The course is finished with an essay of 1500-2000 words, to be handed in by Thursday 4 December or sent by e-mail until 8 January. The essay should be done as an analysis of one Czech film (or two or three in comparison) or some special questions of Czech cinema history.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
General note: class is held on čtvrtek/Thursday 12,30-14,55 FF/Faculty of Arts, building C, room C34.
Teacher's information
http://www.rect.muni.cz/ois/students/special_programs%2C_individual_courses/cesp
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019.
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