FAV167 Czech film for children 1945–1989

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Lukáš Skupa, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Voráč, Ph.D.
Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 10:00–12:25 C34
Course Enrolment Limitations
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Course objectives
The course will focus on the history and development of Czech film for children between the years 1945–1989. Lectures will concentrate mainly on fiction films but animated films will also be included. The film for children will be treated as a complex genre category. The main aim will be to introduce the strategies of production, distribution and exhibition of films for children or a definition of the specific status of the films in the context of Czech nationalized cinematography. Besides that we will concentrate on thematic and stylistic developments of the films within the studios in Prague and Zlín. In detail we will focus on the filmography of some key filmmakers (Ota Hofman, Věra Plívová-Šimková, Josef Pinkava, Hermína Týrlová etc.). The lecture will be supported by a set of screenings and debates with people engaged in the development of the genre.

The main aims:
This course provides a comprehensive overview of socio-cultural and practical background of the development of the film for children in Czechoslovakia.
This course provides a comprehensive overview of the aesthetics of Czech films for children until 1989.
Students could gain their own knowledge about particular subjects concerning the genre by elaborating papers.

Selected filmography: Zelená knížka (Josef Mach, 1948), Konec strašidel (Jiří Slavíček, Jan Matějovský, 1952), Pyšná princezna (Bořivoj Zeman, 1952), Cesta do pravěku (Karel Zeman, 1955), Robinsonka (Jaromír Pleskot, 1956), Trápení (Karel Kachyňa, 1961), Máte doma lva? (Pavel Hobl, 1963), Ivana v útoku (Josef Pinkava, 1963), Martin a červené sklíčko (Milan Vošmik, 1966), Už zase skáču přes kaluže (Karel Kachyňa, 1970), Tři oříšky pro Popelku (Václav Vorlíček, 1973), Páni kluci (Věra Plívová-Šimková, 1975), Od zítřka nečaruji (Jindřich Polák, 1978), Nechci nic slyšet (Ota Koval, 1978), Kam doskáče ranní ptáče (Drahomíra Králová, 1986).
Syllabus
  • Genre characteristic of Czech nationalized cinematography
  • Film for children as a genre
  • Film for children in the context of European film production
  • Prehistory and the beginnings of Czech film for children
  • The methods of production, distribution and exhibition of the films for children in Czechoslovakia
  • Czech film for children in the forties and the fifties
  • Czech film for children in the sixties
  • Czech film for children in the „normalization“ era
Literature
  • Altman, Rick (2000): Film/Genre. London: British Film Institute.
  • BENEŠOVÁ, Marie. Hermína Týrlová. 1. vyd. Praha: ČSFÚ, 1982, 112 s. info
  • Benešová, Marie – Boček, Jaroslav (eds.) (1979): Kapitoly z dějin českého animovaného filmu. Praha: Československý filmový ústav.
  • Disman, Miloslav (1947): Ústřední studovna umění pro mládež, Pokus o celkové řešení otázky umělecké výchovy dětí a mládeže. Praha: Práce.
  • Hábová, Milada – Smejkal, Zdeněk (eds.) (1986): Karel Zeman, sborník studií a dokumentů. Brno: Blok.
  • Katalog hraných filmů pro děti: československý film dětem (1965). Praha: Ústřední půjčovna filmů.
  • ŠUBRTOVÁ, Milena. Ota Hofman. Edited by František Šalé. Vyd. 1. Boskovice: Albert, 1998, 159 s., [4. ISBN 80-85834-54-5. info
  • BILÍK, Petr. Panorama českého filmu. Vyd. 1. Olomouc: Rubico, 2000, 514 s. ISBN 80-85839-54-7. info
  • POLÁK, Josef. Přehledné dějiny české literatury pro děti a mládež a četby mládeže. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1982, 153 s. URL info
  • Storck, Henri (1950): The Entertainment film for Juvenile audiences. Paris: UNESCO.
  • HORÁK, Antonín. Světla a stíny zlínského filmu : volné vyprávění. Vizovice: Lípa, 2002, 94 s. ISBN 8086093611. info
  • Wojcik-Andrews, Ian (2000): Children´s Films. History, Ideology, Pedagogy, Theory. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc.
Teaching methods
Lectures, watching films, papers, discussions
Assessment methods
Assessment – written test or paper
Language of instruction
Czech
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