UBK11071 Czech Cinema II

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2015
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Guaranteed by
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 1945 up to now. The course is concerned with selected periods, genres and themes of the history of Czech cinema. Students will be shown the key Czech films since 1945 up to now. The projection will be accompanied by analysis.
Syllabus
  • The lecture:
    1. The nationalization of Czech cinema and film development in 1945-1948.
    2. Czech cinema during the Stalinist era (1948-1956). The first postwar generation: Václav Krška, Jiří Weiss, Jiří Krejčík, Alfred Radok.
    3. Czech cinema after 1956. The second postwar generation: Jan Kadár, Elmar Klos, Karel Kachyňa, Vojtěch Jasný, František Vláčil, Ladislav Helge.
    4. The new film and the Czechoslovak New Wave. The third postwar generation: Věra Chytilová, Miloš Forman, Ivan Passer, Jiří Menzel, Jan Němec, Pavel Juráček, Evald Schorm, Juraj Herz, Jaromil Jireš.
    5. Another major film makers of Czechoslovak cinema in the 1960s. Genres of Czechoslovak cinema in the 1960s.
    6. Literature and film in the 1960s.
    7. Czech cinema during the normalization period (1970-1989).
    8. Czech cinema after 1989.
    9. Czech documentary film.
    10. Personalities of Czech animated film.
    The seminar will consist of a screening and discussion of the film.
    1. Personality of the early postwar cinema: A. Radok.
    2. The decade of the 1950s in Czech cinema.
    3. Czechoslovak New Wave.
    4. Perličky na dně (Pearls of the Deep) and individual director's personalities.
    5. Pavel Juráček - director and screenwriter.
    6. The relationship between literature and film: Lustig - Němec, Fuks - Herz, Menzel - Hrabal, Milan Kundera.
    7. Allegorical film.
    8. Slovak directors: Juraj Jakubisko Elo Havetta, Dušan Hanák.
    9. The animated film. Jan Švankmajer.
Literature
    required literature
  • VORÁČ, J.:. Český film v exilu. Brno: Host 2004. info
  • SYLVESTROVÁ, M. (ed):. Český filmový plakát 20. století. Brno: MG - Ex libris 2004. info
  • OPĚLA, V. (ed):. Český hraný film I. 1945 - 1960. Praha: NFA 2001. info
  • OPĚLA, V. (ed):. Český hraný film I. 1960 - 1970. Praha: NFA 2004. info
  • PŘÁDNÁ, S.- ŠKAPOVÁ, Z.- CIESLAR, J.:. Démanty všednosti - český a slovenský film 60. let. Praha: Pražská scéna, 2002. info
  • BERNARD, J.:. Evald Schorm a jeho filmy. Odvahu pro všední den. Praha: Primus 1994. info
  • MELOUNEK, P.:. Horečky všedního dne. Praha: ČSFÚ 1987. info
  • BOČEK, J.:. Kapitoly o filmu. Praha: Orbis 1968. info
  • LIEHM, A. J.:. Ostře sledované filmy. Praha: NFA 2001. info
  • PTÁČEK, L. (ed):. Panorama českého filmu. Olomouc: Rubico 2000. info
  • ŽALMAN, J.:. Umlčený film. Praha: NFA, 1993. info
  • ŠKVORECKÝ, J.:. Všichni ti bystří mladí muži a ženy. Praha: Horizont 1991. 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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