Czech New Wave

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Subject guarantor:

Michal BREGANT

Name of lecturer(s):

Michal BREGANT

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

This course is focused on history of Czech postwar cinema, with particular attention paid to the New Wave. Students will acquire knowledge of most significant Czech (and Slovak) filmmakers who have contributed to the most successful and acclaimed period in the Czech film history so far. The ability of understanding this particular period in history of Czech cinema and culture will help students to identify their own creative approach or style.

Mode of study:

Series of lectures. Students are welcome to participate actively and ask questions during the classes.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

None

Recommended optional programme components:

None

Course contents:

The course offers rather complex view over the cinematic, cultural, social, and political contexts. Each class consists of lecture and screening ? either an entire film or clips from various films.

- Canon in film history: fiction, documentary, animation, experimental cinema, and beyond?

- Czech Cinema before WW2: art, culture, industry, politics

- Barrandov as a state-owned Film Studio

- Fathers and enfants terribles as auteurs

- Style, norm, genre, mission

- Věra Chytilová: the first (and only?) lady

- Jan Němec: darkness and silence

- Miloš Forman: a very extra/ordinary hero

- Jiří Menzel: story as an ornament

- Evald Schorm: conscience as the undercurrent

- Jaromil Jireš: Documentary and/as Fiction

- Cinematography, Editing, Sound design

Recommended or required reading:

Printed material to be found in room 439, 4th floor, FAMU main building.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

Students will watch films also outside of regular class meetings.

Assessment methods and criteria:

Attendance: Students are allowed to have two absences. Barring unforeseen circumstances, students should notify the instructor in advance. Exceptional circumstances will be considered, but additional work will be required.

Participation: Students will be expected to contribute to in-class discussions. Each student needs to prepare a brief research-based report once per semester.

Completion policy: To complete the course, a student must comply with the attendance and participation requirements and write a 2-3 pages-long paper on a topic approved by the instructor ahead of time.

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Note:

Topics discussed in class, handouts, and required films will be subject to the final test, composed of essay questions and short analysis.

Schedule for winter semester 2014/2015:

	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
Wed
Thu	místnost 124 Projekce FAMU (Lažanský palác) BREGANT M. 19:00–22:15 (přednášková par. 1)
Fri

Date	Day	Time	Tutor	Location	Notes	No. of paralel
	Thu	19:00–22:15	BREGANT M.	Projekce FAMU Lažanský palác		přednášková par. 1

Schedule for summer semester 2014/2015:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Cinema and Digital Media - Screenwriting-2014 (qualification subject)
• Cinema and Digital Media - Directing (qualification subject)