FAVh062 Cinema of Far East

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
6/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Jaromír Blažejovský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Jaromír Blažejovský, 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
Wed 16:00–20:40 C34, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11. ; and Mon 16. 9. 18:00–19:40 C34, Mon 23. 9. 18:00–19:40 C34, Mon 30. 9. 18:00–19:40 C34, Mon 7. 10. 18:00–19:40 C34, Mon 21. 10. 18:00–19:40 C34, Mon 4. 11. 18:00–19:40 C34, Mon 11. 11. 18:00–19:40 C34, Mon 2. 12. 18:00–19:40 C34, Mon 16. 12. 18:00–19:40 C34
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 97 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 39/97, only registered: 0/97, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/97
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
This course offers an introduction to cinema of Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Taiwan, and China, including Hong-Kong.
Main objectives can be summarized as follows:
to experience Asian films as a spectator
to know works of the important auteurs
to compare film productions of North and South Korea.
Learning outcomes
A student will be able to understand some cultural, genre and narrative specifics of Asian films.
Syllabus
  • Introduction, silent era in Japanese cinema
  • Japanese cinema in the 30ties, left-wigning cinema, Kenji Mozoguchi, Yasujiro Ozu
  • Japanese cinema after WWII, independent cinema, Kaneto Shindo
  • Akira Kurosawa and the other auteurs
  • New Wave in Japan, Nagosa Oshima, Hiroshi Teshigahara, Shohei Imamura
  • Seven generations in Chinese cinema
  • Hongkong and Taiwan
  • Vietnamese cinema
Literature
  • SATO, Tadao. Currents in Japanese cinema. Translated by Gregory Barrett. First paperback edition. Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1987, 288 stran. ISBN 4770013159. info
  • SATO, Tadao. Kenji Mizoguchi and the art of Japanese cinema. Edited by Aruna Vasudev - Latika Padgaonkar, Translated by Brij Tankha. English ed., 1st pub. Oxford: Berg, 2008, 196 s. ISBN 9781847882318. info
  • RICHIE, Donald. Japanese cinema : film style and national character. New York: Anchor Books, 1971, xxvi, 261. ISBN 0385094418. info
  • BORDWELL, David. Ozu and the poetics of cinema. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1988, x, 406. ISBN 0691008221. info
  • BLAŽEJOVSKÝ, Jaromír. Prodavač tofu Jasudžiró Ozu (Tofu seller Yasujiro Ozu). Film a doba. Praha: Sdružení přátel odborného filmového tisk, 2003, vol. 49, No 3, p. 133-136. ISSN 0015-1068. info
  • LÍMAN, Antonín. Mistři japonského filmu : 13 esejů. Vyd. 1. Praha: Paseka, 2012, 233 s. ISBN 9788074321986. info
  • KRÁTKÝ, Daniel. Král monster! Filmy s Godzillou v letech 1954 až 1965 (King of the Monters! Films with Godzilla 1954-1965). První. Brno: Munipress, 2024, 139 pp. Spisy Filozofické fakulty Masarykovy univerzity. ISBN 978-80-280-0296-1. info
  • LEE, Hyangjin. Contemporary Korean cinema : identity, culture and politics. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2000, vi, 244. ISBN 0719060087. info
  • LEONG, Anthony C. Y. Korean cinema : the new Hong Kong : a guidebook for the latest Korean new wave. Victoria, B.C.: Trafford, 2009, 266 s. ISBN 1553954610. info
  • PAQUET, Darcy. New Korean cinema : breaking the waves. 1st pub. London: Wallflower, 2009, 135 s. ISBN 9781906660253. info
  • BORDWELL, David. Planet Hong Kong : popular cinema and the art of entertainment. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2000, xii, 329. ISBN 0674002148. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, discussions, film screenings, homework.
Assessment methods
Exam: an annotated personal filmography of 24 watched films for a group discussion.
Language of instruction
Czech
Study support
https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/phil/podzim2024/FAVh062/index.qwarp
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
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