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Paris, France - Course Descriptions - East European Cinema

Course Information

Subject: Film Studies (FMS)
Number: 375
Language of Instruction: English

Contact Hours and Credits

Semester Session: 60 contact hours, 4 semester credits, 6 quarter credits

Availability

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Summary

Examines post-World War II East European cinema, including Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and social and political contexts in which films developed, moving from indoctrination and dogma to dissent and independence. Studies basic cinematic principles and enduring cultural traditions in Czech cinema (Menzel, Forman, Prague Spring works), Polish cinema (Wajda, Polanski, Skolimowski, Zanussi, Kieslowski) and Hungarian cinema (Jansco, Szabo, Meszaros, Makk).

Full Description

Examines post-World War II East European cinema, including Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and social and political contexts in which films developed, moving from indoctrination and dogma to dissent and independence. Studies basic cinematic principles and enduring cultural traditions in Czech cinema (Menzel, Forman, Prague Spring works), Polish cinema (Wajda, Polanski, Skolimowski, Zanussi, Kieslowski) and Hungarian cinema (Jansco, Szabo, Meszaros, Makk).

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East European Cinema

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