FV073 Gustav Machatý and the Beginnings of the Czech Modern Film

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2001
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Jiří Voráč, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Voráč, Ph.D.
Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts
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
Course objectives
Gustav Machatý was one of the major filmmakers of the Czech cinema between the wars, and the first director to follow the modern trends. He achieved the international reputation for his films Erotikon (Eroticon, 1929), Ze soboty na neděli (From Saturday to Sunday, 1931) and, above all, the sensational Extase (Ecstasy, 1932), which won the prize at the Venice Film Festival in 1933. Literature: Brož, Jaroslav/Frída, Myrtil: Gustav Machatý - legenda a skutečnost, in: Film a doba, 1969, no. 4-7. Czech feature film I, II, NFA, Prague 1995 and 1998. Assessment: essay (10 pages).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught: every week.
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