UBK11069 Czech Cinema I

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2014
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jitka Feikusová (lecturer)
Mgr. Jitka Feikusová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jitka Feikusová
Institute of The Czech Language and Library Science – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
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
History of the Czech cinema since the beginnings till 1945. Key films will be shown and discussed. students will be shown the key Czech films from the beginnings till 1945. The projection will be accompanied by analysis.
Syllabus
  • The lecture:
    1. A general view to the history of Czech cinema, periodization.
    2. The beginnings of Czech film (Jan Kříženecký, Josef Šváb -Malostranský, Viktor Ponrepo). The first Czech film companies and their films.
    3. Metamorphoses after World War I. Silent film during the First Republic.
    4. The development of the art of film and the director's personalities (Gustav Machatý, Carl Junghans, Karel Anton, Martin Frič, ...), avantgarde film.
    5. Sound film. Personalities and sound film genres during the First Republic. Czech comedy in the 30th and 40 years (Vlasta Burian, V + W, Oldřich Nový , Nataša Gollová...).
    6. Personalities in Czech interwar sound film (Josef Rovenský, Martin Frič, Vladislav Vančura, Otakar Vavra...).
    7. The constitution of cinema as an institution, the origins and development of the national film industry, film production differentiation.
    8. Czech film during the occupation.
    The course:
    1. Beginnings of Czech cinema.
    2. The silent era in the Czech cinema.
    3. Vladislav Vančura.
    4. Gustav Machatý.
    5. The first successful sound films.
    6. Film for the occupation.
Literature
    required literature
  • KAŠPAR, L. Český hraný film a filmaři za protektorátu: propaganda, kolaborace, rezistence. Praha: Libri, 2007. info
  • VORÁČ, J. Český film v exilu. Brno: Host, 2004. info
  • SYLVESTROVÁ, M. (ed):. Český filmový plakát 20. století. Brno: MG - Ex libris, 2004. info
  • PTÁČEK, L. (ed.). Panorama českého filmu. Olomouc: Rubico, 2000. info
  • OPĚLA, V. (ed.). Český hraný film II. 1930 - 1945. Praha: NFA, 1998. info
  • DOLEŽAL, J. Česká kultura za protektorátu. Praha: NFA, 1996. info
  • OPĚLA, V. (ed.):. Český hraný film I. 1898 - 1930. Praha: NFA, 1995. info
  • BREGANT, M. Avantgardní tendence v českém filmu (Filmový sborník historický 3, s. 137-174). Praha, 1990. info
  • BARTOŠEK, L. Náš film. Kapitoly z dějin (1896-1945). Praha, 1985. info
  • ŠTÁBLA, Z. Kinematografické projekce v Čechách a na Moravě v létech 1896 - 1897. Praha, 1979. info
  • ŠTÁBLA, Z. Český kinematograf Jana Kříženeckého. Praha, 1973. info
  • NAVRÁTIL, A. Cesty k pravdě či lži. 70 let čs. dokumentárního filmu. Praha, 1968. info
  • HAVELKA, J. Kronika našeho filmu 1898 ? 1965. Praha, 1967. info
    recommended literature
  • HEISS, G. - KLIMEŠ, I. Obrazy času. Český a rakouský film 30. let. - Bilder der Zeit. Tschechischer und österreichischer Film der 30er Jahre. Praha - Brno: Národní filmový archiv - Rakouský, 2003. info
  • CIESLAR, J. Česká kulturní levice a film ve dvacátých letech. Praha, 1978. info
  • HRADSKÁ, V. Česká avantgarda a film. Praha, 1976. info
  • BARTOŠEK, L. Desátá múza Vladislava Vančury. Praha, 1973. info
  • BARTOŠEK, L. Ponrepo. Od kouzelného divadla ke kinu. Praha, 1957. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
1. Active participation in the lectures and seminars (two absences are permitted).
2. List of min. 15 films which student watched.
3. Independent creation of the course paper and its presentation (approx. 5-7 standard pages of text).
4. Completion of the final oral or written exam (including an analysis of films which student watched).
Lecturer - contact: Mgr. Jitka Feikusová - jitka.feikusova@seznam.cz
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