The Masterpieces of Cinema 430-ERA-1MPC

Knowledge

o The student is familiar with the films indicated in the bibliography and their historical context

o clearly indicates the trends of Polish cinematography and is able to present them in the context of European cinematography

o critically analyses and interprets the movie’s form and content

Skills:

o The student is able to discuss national memory, trauma, and their presentation of works of art
o is able to appreciate the complexity of film’s symbolism and can interpret it in relation to values such as freedom, equality, fraternity
o can identify and discuss philosophical questions in the movies

Social competences:
o appreciates the need to learn and collaborate with others
o can set measurable, achievable, realistic, and timely goals and ways to achieve them in the context of academic, professional, and social activity
o sees the need for dialogue between different academic disciplines and schools of thought

KA6_WK3, KA6_UW4, KA6_UK2, KA6_U02, KA6_KK1

Students must attend classes, actively participate in discussions, and write a research paper of ca. 2500 words. The grade will be based on the paper 50%. Students should clear their topic with the instructor before writing.

Movies:

Człowiek z Marmuru (Man of Marble) 1976, Człowiek z Żelaza (Man of Iron) 1981, Człowiek z Nadziei (Man of Hope) 2013
Pianista (The Pianist), Roman Polański, 2002
Zimna Wojna (Cold War), Pawel Pawlikowski, 2018

Przypadek (Blind Chance) Krzysztof Kieślowski, 1981
Trzy Kolory: Niebieski, Biały, Czerwony (Three Colours: Blue, White, Red), Krzysztof Kieślowski, 1993-1994
Dekalog, Krzysztof Kieślowski, 1988

Bibliography:

Barthes Roland, Mythologies trans.by Annette Lavers (New York: Noonday Press, 1990; first edition 1957)
Davies Norman, “Polish National Mythology,” Polish and Polish American Studies Occasional Papers nr 4 (Connecticut: The Polish Studies Program, 1998)
Orr John, Ostrowska Elżbieta, The Cinema of Andrzej Wajda: The Art of Irony and Defiance (London: Wallflower Press, 2003)
Haltof Marek, Polish National Cinema (New York: Berhahn Books, 2002)
Haltof Marek, The Cinema of Krzysztof Kieślowski: Variations on Destiny and Chance
Jeffrey C Alexander. „Toward a Theory of Cultural Trauma” in Cultural Trauma and Collective Identity (University of California Press 2004)

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