The History of World Cinema 3

Subject guarantor:

Jan BERNARD

Name of lecturer(s):

Jan BERNARD

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

The aim of the lecture series and screenings is, in the three semesters, to provide a basic knowledge of the development of world cinema from its prehistory to the 1980s, particularly regarding the most important types, genres, currents, styles and figures in the entirety of cinema. This includes political, economic and artistic contexts, audience lifestyle, etc. The lectures and screenings are the foundation of knowledge necessary for a better understanding of the related specialized lectures

Mode of study:

Lecture supplemented by film samples and study projects.

Information from lecture is supplemented by study of presented literature and individual „close reading“ of recommended films.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

Knowledge of the history of world cinema up to 1945, general knowledge of world literature, fine arts, photography and world history. Knowledge of English as well.

Recommended optional programme components:

Independent study of the aforementioned supplementary study or similar literature and „detailed readings“ of recommended films.

Course contents:

Survey of the History of Cinema III (ZS) for 2nd year students 2012/2013

FAMU CAS / FF UK KFS

Coordinator: Jan Bernard (jan.bernard@famu.cz)

Location: FFUK, nám. J. Palacha 2, 4.p. č. 429, středa 09.00 ? 13.55

Requirements for successful completion of the course:

1) Reading of the required literature, that is, books by David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson, Dějiny filmu, NAMU+NLN Praha 2007, edited edition 2011. FAMU students in daily study have the opportunity to purchase, with a discount, from a limited number at the FAMU library) For the test concluding each semester, it is sufficient to read those section of the books which cover the periods in the lectures of the given semester. General supplementary lecture literature, among others: D´Agostini, Paolo: Legendární filmy, Praha 1989; Sova, Dawn B.: Zakázané filmy, Praha 2005; Toterberg, Michael (ed): Lexikon světového filmu, Praha ? Litvínov 2005). The supplementary literature for individual lectures is largely found in the syllabuses for those classes on the CAS webpages. (Supplementary literature is not required. It serves only as to assist the students in further study.)

2) Viewing compulsory films

An inseparable part of the lecture material in each lecture is the viewing of 2 to 3 compulsory films, of which at least one will be shown at the school in the lecture. The others must be viewed by the students independently from the lectures. With exceptions, some films shown during lecture are compulsory films available on VHS or DVD at the FAMU video library.

Be aware that parts of the exam are verification of knowledge of the compulsory films and their contextual interpretation.

3) Knowledge of the lecture material

Grading:

For FF UK Film Studies students there are other grading criteria

For FAMU students, each semester is concluded with an oral exam in which one fundamental topic is asked about, a second supplementary question on one film. (Except for very important cases, knowledge of the precise production year is not required. It is sufficient to provide a date with +/- 5 years precision, ex: first/second half of the 1920s, turn of the 1940s to 50s, beginning of the 1960s, etc.)

1 (3.10.) European film - paradigm changes of the last 20 years.

Lecturer: Helena Bendová

Film: Werckmeister's Harmonie (2000, Béla Tarr, DVD)

2nd. film: Woe is Me (1993, Jean-Luc Godard)

2. (10.10.) American cinema 1960-1990, I

Lecturer: Jan Bernard

Film: Bonnie a Clyde (1967, Arthur Penn, dvd)

2nd. film: The Godfather (1972, Francis Ford Coppola), Shadows (1959, John Cassavetes)

3. (17.10.) „Third film“: Latin-America cinema from the 1960s to the present

Lecturer: David Čeněk

Film: Terra em transe (, 1967, Glauber Rocha, Brasil)

2nd. film: Amores Perros(2000. Alejandro González Inárritu, Mexiko)

4. (24.10.) Animation 1960-1990

Lecturer: Stanislav Ulver

Projekce: Films by Yuriy Norshteyna

2nd. film: Yellow Submarine (1968, George Dunning)

5. (31.10.) Asian cinema 1970-2000

Lecturer: Jiří Flígl

Film: Long Arm of the Law (1884, Johnny Mak, Hongkong); The Crazy Family (1984, Sogo Ishii, Japan

2n. film: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000, Ang Lee, Hong Kong, China/USA)

6. (7.11.) Dokumentary film 1960-1990

Lecturer: Petr Kubica

Film: Parisian May (1963, Chris Marker)

2nd. film: Primary (1963, Robert Drew a Richard Leacock)

7 (14.11.) Italy 1970s and original film in Scandinavia in the 1960s and 70s

Lecturer: Vít Janeček

Film:: Persona (Ingmar Bergman)

2nd. film: 8 1/2 (Federico Fellini), Blowup (Michelangelo Antonioni, DVD)

8. (21.11.) Experimental film 1960-1990

Lecturer: Martin Čihák

Film:: Gideon Bachman: Jonas (1969, 30 min) - dokumentary film about Jonas Mekas and the New York film underground of the 1960s

Wilhelm a Birgit Heinovi: Rohfilm (1968, 20 min) - German material film

Marcus Bergner: Thread of Voice (1993, 20 min) - dokument věnovaný melbournské skupině Arf Arf, která se věnuje fónické poezii, exp. filmu a performancím.

9. (28.11.) American cinema 1960-1990, II

Lecturer: Jan Bernard

Film: The Graduate, or Catch-22 (DVD)

2nd. film: The Godfather (1972, Francis Ford Coppola), Shadows (1959, John

Cassavetes)

10. (5.12.) East European cinema (Yugoslavia, Poland, Hungary) in the 1960s

Lecturer: Jaromír Blažejovský

Film: Csillagosok, katonák (1967, M. Jancsó)

2nd. film: Ljubavni slucaj ili tragedija sluzbenice P.T.T. (1967, Dušan Makavejev)

11. (12.12.) Cinema of Arab countries (primarily Egypt, around Maghrebu, Syria, Irak, Lebanon and Palestine)

Lecturer: David Čeněk

Film: Cairo Station (Youssef Chahine, 1958)

2nd.film: The Message ( Mustafa Akkad, 1976)

12. (19.12.) German new film and „Kitchen Sink Cinema“ in Great Britain (including Free Cinema)

Lecturer: Tereza Dvořáková

Film: Der junge Törless (1966, Volker Schloendorff)

2nd. film: The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962, Tony Richardson)

Recommended or required reading:

Required:

David Bordwell; Kristin Thompson:Dějiny filmu, AMU-LN Praha, 2007 nebo:

W.W.Dixon -G.A. Foster: A Short History of Film , Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 2008

(příslušné kapitoly)

Supplementary:

General history of cinematography:

David Cook: A history of narrative film. New York 1990.

Gilles Deleuze: Film 1. Obraz-pohyb. Praha 2000.

Gilles Deleuze: Cinema 2. Time-image. London 1989.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

Lecture supplemented by film examples and studio screenings.

Assessment methods and criteria:

Each semester is concluded with an oral exam in which one of the basic topics is tested, the second is supplementary and the third is about a film. (execept in very exceptional and significant cases knowledge of the exact year of production of a film or phenomenon will not be required: a +/- 5 year arrangement is sufficient, ex; half of the 20s, turn of the 40s to 50s, beginning of the 60s, etc.)

Course web page:

http://cas.famu.cz/

Note:

Further information:

This course is an elective for all AMU students

Schedule for winter semester 2012/2013:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue
Fri	místnost () BERNARD J. 09:00–13:55 (přednášková par. 1)
Thu
Fri

Date	Day	Time	Tutor	Location	Notes	No. of paralel
	Fri	09:00–13:55	BERNARD J.			přednášková par. 1

Schedule for summer semester 2012/2013:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Animovaná tvorba - bakalář (faculty subject, optional subject)
• Dokumentární tvorba - magistr (faculty subject, optional subject)
• Dokumentární tvorba - bakalář (faculty subject, optional subject)
• Animovaná tvorba - magistr (faculty subject, optional subject)
• Scenáristika a dramaturgie - bakalář (faculty subject, optional subject)
• Scenáristika a dramaturgie - magistr (faculty subject, optional subject)
• Režie - bakalář (faculty subject, optional subject)
• Režie - magistr (faculty subject, optional subject)
• Kamera - bakalář (faculty subject, optional subject)
• Kamera - magistr (faculty subject, optional subject)
• Produkce - bakalář (faculty subject, optional subject)
• Produkce - magistr (faculty subject, optional subject)
• Audiovizuální studia - bakalář (qualification subject, faculty subject, optional subject)
• Střihová skladba - bakalář (faculty subject, optional subject)
• Střihová skladba - magistr (faculty subject, optional subject)
• Zvuková tvorba - bakalář (faculty subject, optional subject)
• Zvuková tvorba - magistr (faculty subject, optional subject)
• Fotografie CZ - bakalář (faculty subject, optional subject)
• Fotografie CZ - magistr (faculty subject, optional subject)
• Scénografie - film a televize (Mgr.) (compulsory optional subject)
• Audiovizuální studia - magistr (qualification subject, faculty subject, optional subject)
• Fotografie CZ: Restaurování fotografie (faculty subject, optional subject)