AJ27080 Euro-American Masters of Cinema

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 3 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Gene Joseph Terruso (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jana Chamonikolasová, Ph.D.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites (in Czech)
SOUHLAS
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 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The early growth and success of Hollywood as the film capital of the world, as well as the evolution of film making as an art form, owes much to a coterie of European-born cinema auteurs whose careers unfolded in their native countries and who subsequently took their talents to the USA where they were instrumental in shaping the profile and pre-eminence of the American silver screen. Many of the works created by these artists remain classics today. This coterie includes, among others, William Wyler ("Ben-Hur", "The Best Years of Our Lives"), Michael Curtiz ("Casablanca"), Charlie Chaplin ("City Lights"), Fritz Lang ("Metropolis"), Alfred Hitchcock ("Vertigo", "Psycho"), Ernst Lubitsch ("Ninotchka", "The Shop Around the Corner") and Billy Wilder ("Sunset Boulevard", "Some Like it Hot"). This course will take a look at the backgrounds, films and contributions of these men whose work informed the technology and creativity of the American film and continues to influence contemporary directors and audience tastes.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
The course is taught: in blocks.
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