FAVBPa040 History of the Czech Cinema I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/0/2. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Šárka Jelínek Gmiterková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Radomír D. Kokeš, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Pavel Skopal, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Michal Večeřa, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Michal Večeřa, 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
Tue 8:00–11:40 C34, except Tue 14. 11.
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
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Course objectives
The course aims to line up an overview of the history of Czech cinema before 1950s. In five basic periods (cinema before 1918, silent cinema of the 1920s,1930s, Protectorate, cinema before ca. 1956, thaw period, golden sixties). In each period we will place cinematography into political (organization of state administration and applicable regulations) and a wider cultural context (writing about film and public perception). In more detail, we will deal with film production, distribution and film introduction.
Learning outcomes
After finishing this course, students will:
gain a basic orientation in the history of Czech cinema until the end of the 1960s;
understand the significance of pre-war local cinematography in broader social context;
understand Czech cinematography as a complex social phenomenon, not only as a sequence of aesthetically exceptional films;
understand relationship between production, distribution and film introduction;
broaden their existing knwoledge with less-featured films.
Syllabus
  • Basic overview of available study materials for Czech cinematography
  • What is cinematography? Possibilities of periodization.
  • Czech cinema before 1918
  • Twenties and the coming of sound cinema
  • Sound cinema in 1930s
  • Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia (1939-1945)
  • Cinema of 3rd republic (1945-1948)
  • The stalinist period (1948-1953)
  • 2nd half of 1950s and the "Thaw" period
  • Golden 1960s
Literature
    recommended literature
  • SKOPAL, Pavel and Lucie ČESÁLKOVÁ. Filmové Brno. Dějiny lokální filmové kultury (Cinematic Brno. History of local cinema culture). Praha: Národní filmový archiv. 338 pp. ISBN 978-80-7004-176-5. 2016. info
  • KLIMEŠ, Ivan. Kinematografie a stát v českých zemích 1895-1945. Vydání první. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta. 575 stran. ISBN 9788073086411. 2016. info
  • KOKEŠ, Radomír. Poznámky k poetice filmu v českých zemích (1911-1915): formální tendence, filmová produkce a zubní extrakce (Notes to the poetics of cinema in the Czech lands (1911-1915): formal tendencies, film production, and tooth extraction). Theatralia. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, vol. 17, No 1, p. 330-352. ISSN 1803-845X. 2014. Digitální knihovna FF MU info
  • KLIMEŠ, Ivan. Kinematograf! : věnec studií o raném filmu. Vyd. 1. Praha: Casablanca. 253 s. ISBN 9788070041581. 2013. info
  • SZCZEPANIK, Petr. Konzervy se slovy. Počátky zvukového filmu a česká mediální kultura 30. let (Cans with Words. Coming of Sound Film and Czech Media Culture of the 1930s). 1st ed. Brno: Host. 536 pp. Host. ISBN 978-80-7294-316-6. 2008. info
  • KAŠPAR, Lukáš. Český hraný film a filmaři za protektorátu : propaganda, kolaborace, rezistence. Vyd. 1. Praha: Libri. 491 s. ISBN 9788072773473. 2007. info
  • HEISS, Gernot and Ivan KLIMEŠ. Obrazy času. Český a rakouský film 30. let. - Bilder der Zeit. Tschechischer und österreichischer Film der 30er Jahre. Praha - Brno: Národní filmový archiv - Rakouský ústav pro jihovýchodní Evropu, 2003. info
  • Czech feature film. Edited by Táňa Bretyšová. V Praze: Národní filmový archiv. 499 s. ISBN 80-7004-090-4. 1998. info
  • Czech feature film. Edited by Táňa Bretyšová. V Praze: Národní filmový archiv. 285 s. ISBN 80-7004-082-3. 1995. info
  • ŠTÁBLA, Zdeněk. Data a fakta z dějin čs. kinematografie, 1896-1945. Sv. 1-4. Praha: Československý filmový ústav, 1988. info
  • BARTOŠEK, Luboš. Náš film : kapitoly z dějin (1896-1945). První vydání. Praha: Mladá fronta. 420 stran. 1985. URL info
Teaching methods
Lecture
Independent study of available literature
Film screenings
Assessment methods
The course: Lectures completed with literature recommended for home study and film screenings.
Written test focused on the knowledge of screened movies
Final exam: Written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Filmové projekce.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2021.
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