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Lecturer(s)
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Hudac Nicholas David, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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This course is a lecture that focuses on significant European cinematic avant-garde movements ranging from the early 20th century to the contemporary 21st century. The aim of this course is to give graduate students an understanding of how different cultural and historical factors give rise to cinematic movements. Literature (subject to change): Scott MacKenzie (ed.) Film Manifestos and Global Cinema Cultures: A Critical Anthology Greg DeCuir. Yugoslav Black Wave: Polemical Cinema 1963-1972 in the Yugoslav Socialist Republic. Jean-Luc Godard. Godard on Godard. Andre Bazin. What is Cinema? I & II Antonín Liehm. Closely Watched Films: he Czechoslovak Experience. Robert Bresson. Notes on the Cinematographer. Thomas Elsaesser. New German Cinema: A History Films (subject to change): Wim Wenders. Wings of Desire W.M. Fassbinder. Berlin Alexanderplatz (selected episodes) Louis Malle. Zazie dans le Metro. Elo Havetta. Lilies of the Field. Ester Krumbachová. Murder of Ing. Devil. Dziga Vertov. Man With a Movie Camera. Vsevovold Pudovkin. Mother. Corneliu Porumboiu. 12:08 East of Bucharest. Radu Jude. Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn Thomas Vinterberg. The Celebration. Harmony Koine. Julien Donkey-Boy.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Learning outcomes
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Jazyk výuky je angličtina a předmět je určen pro magisterské studenty. This is a graduate level course and will be taught in English. Code FH2 is the code for Erasmus students only This course will deal with European avant-garde movements, their artistic philosophies, their key figures, and key directors.
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Prerequisites
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Assessment methods and criteria
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In order to pass this course, the student must attend a minimum of 75% of all lectures. In addition students must submit a short written analysis of one film from the course, due week 8, which analyzes the stylistic, formal, and/or ideological content of the film and the film movement from which it comes. There will be a final exam scheduled for exam period. It will consist of multiple choice questions, fill in the blanks, short answer, and brief essay sections. To pass the course, students must score above 50% on the exam. All students will be allowed to use their own handwritten notes on the final exam. Students with academic accommodations from the study office (studijní oddělení) are invited to discuss their accommodations with me in private. ANY USE OF AI BEYOND GRAMMAR CORRECTION OR TRANSLATION IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN.
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