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EUROPEAN CINEMA

EUROPEAN CINEMA. Cold war – Communism – Fall of the regime. Assignment for 30 April , 2019. Watch The Great Dictator by Charlie Chaplin, the Prelude to War by Frank Capra and compare it with Triumph of the Will in terms of : Aesthetics Main topics covered

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EUROPEAN CINEMA

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  1. EUROPEAN CINEMA Coldwar – Communism – Fall of theregime

  2. Assignmentfor 30 April, 2019 • Watch The Great Dictatorby Charlie Chaplin, thePreludetoWarby Frank Capra and compareitwithTriumph of theWillintermsof: • Aesthetics • Main topicscovered • Possibleresponses • Intentions of thedirectors • „after-thoughts” (controversies)

  3. Life and filmsafterthewar • Italian neorealism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_uLv6Wt2io • French New Wave https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez_ARK60epw • New GermanCinema https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZa6gD4gI6c

  4. Communism • Polish film school: Andrzej Wajda, KrzysztofZanussi, KrysztofKieślowskihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzWtuzpAhaU • Czech New Wave: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NVf-ag6bJw • Crticism of theregime: DušanMakavejev https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kf0QQ1LzqiM • Sovietcinema: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Py4IE-yFHgo

  5. The return of democracy • the film cultures of Russia and the former Soviet-bloc countries of eastern Europe experienced dramatic transformations • Formerly controlled and supported by the state, film production shifted into private hands • Filmmakers were free to work where they pleased or where opportunities existed • Ostalgiebecamecommon • Reflections of thecommunistpast

  6. Good bye, Lenin • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv5FO9PtAvY • The most commerciallysuccesful film inGermanhistory • Ostalgie • Facets of thereunification • Creating a GDR thatneverexisted • Smash hit in Germany: OutstandingActor (Brühl), OutstandingDirection (Becker), OutstandingScreenwriter (Lichtenberg), OutstandingEditing, Outstanding Film, Outstanding Music, OutstandingProduction Design, OutstandingSupportingActor. • In Europe: CésarAwardfor Best Film fromthe European Union • European Film Awards: Best Actor, Best Film, Best Screenwriter • Goya Awards Best European Film • London Film Critics' Circle: Best ForeignLanguage Film

  7. Culturalconstruction of Europe • The concept of a „common European culture” is rathernew • Sharedculturaltraits/ fundamentalelements of European identity: • Attitudesto life • Principles of representativedemocracy • Socialjustice • respectfor human rights

  8. Lux Prize • Sincethe 1960’s Europe aimsnotonlyforpoliticalbutalsoeconomic and culturalintegration • Politicaldynamicssettheparametersforcultural policy • Particularlyvisibleinthe 1990’s aftersigning: • The Schengen Agreement (1985) • The Single European Act (1987) • The Maastricht Treaty (1992)

  9. Lux Prize • MEDIA program (1991): a newsupportmechanismforthe European film industry (realpoliticalengagementintheculturalsector) • LUX prize: 2007 – European Parliament – forfilmsadressingissuesthat go totheheart of European publicdebate

  10. Lux prizewinners • 2014: Ida (Poland) • 2015: Mustang (Turkey) • 2016: Toni Erdmann (Germany) • 2017: Sami Blood (Sweden) • 2018: WomanatWar (Iceland)

  11. EU criticism and asnwers • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG44mRsciVA • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxutY7ss1v4 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMuUEd6w54E

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