UBK21053 History of world 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)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Pavla Bergmannová
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
The aim of the course is to acquaint with the beginnings of cinema, with the period of early cinema, the advent of sound film until 1945. This is to provide a basic overview of world cinema of the period. Students will become familiar with the different period, as well as leading personalities of filmmaking and film major parts specified period. The seminar continues to lecture on the history of world cinema and introduces students to significant works of film, which was shot by the end of the Second World War.
Syllabus
  • Lecture:
    1. The birth of cinema, technique and effects.
    2. Early film in Europe.
    3. The beginnings of Hollywood.
    4. Scandinavian cinema, German Expressionism, French Impressionism, The Soviet Montage movement.
    5. The beginnings of the sound film.
    6. The classical Hollywood cinema in the 1930s.
    7. Poetic realism: French cinema in the 1930s, German, Italian and British cinema in the 1930s. Soviet cinema in the 1930s.
    8. Cinema during World War II.
    The seminar:
    Analysis of selected films.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • BLAŽEJOVSKÝ, J. Spiritualita ve filmu. Brno 2007. info
  • Plazewski, Jerzy. Dějiny filmu 1895-2005. Praha, 2009. ISBN 978-80-200-1689-8. info
  • Thompsonová, Kristin - Bordwell, David. Dějiny filmu. Praha, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7106-898-3. info
  • Sczepanik, Petr. Nová filmová historie. Praha, 2004. info
  • Toeplitz, Jerzy. Dějiny filmu I. Praha, 1989. ISBN 80-7038-016-0. info
  • Ejzenštejn, S. M. Kamerou, tužkou i perem. Praha, 1961. info
  • Sadoul, Georges. Dějiny filmu. Praha, 1958. info
  • Kracauer, S. Dějiny německého filmu. Od Caligariho k Hitlerovi. Praha, 1958. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Skupinová prezentace na semináři
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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