FAVh051 Scandinavian cinema

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
4/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
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 Scala
Prerequisites
None.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
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Course objectives
The objectives of the course are twofold. On the one hand, it is to deepen the knowledge of Scandinavian cinemas; on the other hand, the course will be structured in such a way that in addition to the knowledge of Scandinavian cinemas and their creators, the lectures will discuss possible approaches to the study of small national cinemas.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
- describe the main developmental points of Scandinavian cinemas
- acquire knowledge about the films made, important filmmakers and producers
- describe the specifics of each cinema
- acquire knowledge of methods of researching small national cinemas, including the ability to apply them
Syllabus
  • The structure will be chronological and will be linked to theoretical and methodological themes
  • - the beginnings of early cinema
  • - Autoren film and silent cinema - Journey to Mars (1918) r. Holger Madsen
  • - Silent cinema in the 1920s and locally specific genres - Mr. Arno's Treasure (1919), dir. Mauritz Stiller
  • - 1930s cinema and the beginnings of sound cinema - The Great Baptism (1931), dir. Tancred Ibsen
  • - transnationality, emigration and audience diasporas
  • - cinema during World War II - Day of Rage (1943), dir. Carl Theodor Dreyer
  • - post-war cinema - Nine Lives (1957), dir. Arne Skouen
  • - 60s and 70s and auteur cinema - Ingmar Bergman, Alf Sjöberg
  • - 80s and genre film - The Belt of Orion (1985) - dir. Ola Solum
  • - 90s- present day, changes in the production system, support for domestic cinema
  • - art film
  • - self-reflexivity - Max Manus (2008), dir. Espen Sandberg, Joachim Rønning
  • - genre film - Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead (2014), dir. Tommy Wirkola Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
Literature
    required literature
  • SOILA, Tytti - SÖDERBERGH WIDDING, Astrid - IVERSEN, Gunnar. Nordic National Cinemas. 1st ed. London. ix, 262 s. Cinema Studies. ISBN 0-415-08195-5.
  • Stellar encounters : stardom in popular European cinema. Edited by Tytti Soila. New Barnet, Herts: John Libbey, 2009, viii, 294. ISBN 9780861966790. info
    not specified
  • BACON, Henry (ed.): Finnish Cinema: A Transnational Enterprise. Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, London a 2016.
Teaching methods
- lectures
- discussion
- projection
Assessment methods
- written exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
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