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Depiction of events in Czech history through the communist propaganda
Lehetová, Lucie ; Groman, Martin (advisor) ; Cebe, Jan (referee)
The thesis focuses on the depiction of events in Czech history and how they were portrayed by communist propaganda in the 1950s and 1970s in selected Czechoslovak media. The theoretical part focuses on the basic concepts related to propaganda, and the specifics of communist propaganda in Czechoslovakia are examined, including the cult of personality, classes and class struggle. Czechoslovak media - daily press, radio, television, film - are analyzed, and teaching is also included. Based on defined parameters, seven relevant historical events are selected and described in detail. The practical part is an assessment of the development of propaganda of the selected events in the 1950s and 1970s. The findings suggest that propaganda strategies have changed over time, but certain elements remain constant. The results show that in the 1950s the emphasis was on fear and reinforcing the party's will, while in the 1970s propaganda efforts became routine. The discussion then opens up the possibility of further exploration of the issues, including the inclusion of radio and television, as well as comparisons of other relevant periods.
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Reflection in period newspapers of Czech directors of the sixties in the time of their return after the enforced work break
Jílková, Alžběta ; Bednařík, Petr (advisor) ; Novotný, David Jan (referee)
The thesis finds out the manner and the range of reviewing comeback of directors and their new films after enforced work break during the Czechoslovak normalization. For the purpose of the research were chosen articles published in 4 daily newspapers, concerning Rudé právo, Mladá fronta, Lidová demokracie a Zemědělské noviny, and 3 special film periodicals Záběr, Kino and Film a doba. These periodicals were examined in period from 1974 to 1979, in the period of comeback of all chosen directors, starting with Věra Chytilová, Jiří Menzel, Hynek Bočan and ending with Juraj Jakubisko and František Vláčil. These daily newspapers occasionally publish the critics, by contrast the film periodicals review Czech and Slovak films very often wit reportages, critics, interview or short reporting. The evaluation of directors and their films depended on several aspects: first of all on the behavior of directors and attitude to socialistic state and politics, on the author of literature artwork (in case of novels for example), on characteristic of socialistic society presented by films and also on the author of certain critic. The best evaluation gets Menzel's film which was talking about socialistic workers and Vláčil's film, an adaptation of national socialistic writer Bohumil Říha's novel. The smallest review gets...
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Film Industry and the Federalization of Czechoslovakia
Fořt, Ferdinand ; Klimeš, Ivan (advisor) ; Czesany Dvořáková, Tereza (referee)
The main aim of this bachelor's thesis is to explore and describe changes in Czechoslovak film industry resulting from federalization of Czechoslovakia, which was implemented by Constitutional Act no. 143/1968 Col. On Czechoslovak Federation, effective from 1st January 1969. In its first part the thesis deals with general political atmosphere of fault year 1968 and with particular steps, which had led to the federalization. The second and the most essential section explores the process of separation of film industry on federal principles. The author takes into account legal acts, which implemented this separation and economical side of the separation as well as proposed measures, which were not put into practice and also partial matters connected with federalization such as level of integration of film distribution and foreign affairs. The third part focuses on federal division of Union of Czechoslovak Film and Television Artists, which was however shortly after cancelled by the new political power that had risen after occupation in August 1968. The last section presents brief excursion into the situation and organization changes (not only) in cinematography at the outset of so-called normalization.
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Josef Střecha, director of photography (3.11.1907, 29.3.1985)
Novotná, Magdaléna ; Klimeš, Ivan (advisor) ; Přádná, Stanislava (referee)
This submitted bachelor thesis deals with the life, work and activities of the director of photography Josef Střecha. He was the author with a broad remarkable creative range, however, the film historiography have not researched his work up to now. Josef Střecha was creating in the years 1929 - 1971. In his career he made more than 60 feature films. During the World War II he also worked in Germany for the companies Bavariafilm and UFA under the pseudonym Strecher. The aim of my bachelor thesis is to introduce this active director of photography and his work and to follow the wider evolution of the artistic-technical profession of a director of photography. The important part of the thesis is the heritage arrangement of Josef Střecha and the creation of his personal fund, which can be seen in the attachment.
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Cultural melting in Czechoslovakia in the late fifties and early sixties in the view of young generation: the sixties are ours!
Černý, Lukáš ; Beneš, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Šmíd, Marek (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with the beginnings of the release of culture in the period of political- cultural melting in Czechoslovakia in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Cultural loosening has been evident since the second half of the 1950s and will be demonstrated on the example of Czechoslovak film, in which the dynamics of changes in Czechoslovak culture were very obvious. The main focus of my thesis will be the depiction of the young generation and the way their image is transformed and developed on screen, and I will not forget to mention the social critique and satire in the film, which also plays an irreplaceable role in the process of cultural melting. The aim of the thesis is to show that the power of the young generation has become a driver of cultural change and youth itself became a symbol of cultural melting, which I will demonstrate on selected film examples, which will reach the 1960s. The sixties became a symbol of the rebellion of the young generation and its heyday in the arms of Czechoslovak culture. Keywords The cultural melting, fifties, sixties, the young generation, czechoslovak film, view of youngs, Czechoslovakia
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The victim or the threat: representations of madness in the Czech Film and Television thriller from 60th to 80th years
Raisová, Angelika ; Jirák, Jan (advisor) ; Štoll, Martin (referee)
The subject of this thesis is the way of representation of mentally ill characters in the Czech detective movies made between 60s and 80s. The characters with elements of mental illness or other abnormalities are analyzed in the semiotic analysis. Subsequently, the results are complemented by narrative analysis which focuses on the role of selected characters in the story, style, storyline and the overall impression of mentally ill characters. The aim of this thesis is to gain a wider awareness of madness representation and also to provide more comprehensive information about the characteristics of analyzed characters. The first part of the thesis focuses on a theoretical background essential for subsequent analysis - media representation, construction of reality, stereotypes, new wave cinema, normalization, history of madness. The second part of the thesis is dedicated to analysis of 10 movies and interpretation of the results.
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Josef Střecha, director of photography (3.11.1907, 29.3.1985)
Novotná, Magdaléna ; Klimeš, Ivan (advisor) ; Přádná, Stanislava (referee)
This submitted bachelor thesis deals with the life, work and activities of the director of photography Josef Střecha. He was the author with a broad remarkable creative range, however, the film historiography have not researched his work up to now. Josef Střecha was creating in the years 1929 - 1971. In his career he made more than 60 feature films. During the World War II he also worked in Germany for the companies Bavariafilm and UFA under the pseudonym Strecher. The aim of my bachelor thesis is to introduce this active director of photography and his work and to follow the wider evolution of the artistic-technical profession of a director of photography. The important part of the thesis is the heritage arrangement of Josef Střecha and the creation of his personal fund, which can be seen in the attachment.
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Film Industry and the Federalization of Czechoslovakia
Fořt, Ferdinand ; Klimeš, Ivan (advisor) ; Czesany Dvořáková, Tereza (referee)
The main aim of this bachelor's thesis is to explore and describe changes in Czechoslovak film industry resulting from federalization of Czechoslovakia, which was implemented by Constitutional Act no. 143/1968 Col. On Czechoslovak Federation, effective from 1st January 1969. In its first part the thesis deals with general political atmosphere of fault year 1968 and with particular steps, which had led to the federalization. The second and the most essential section explores the process of separation of film industry on federal principles. The author takes into account legal acts, which implemented this separation and economical side of the separation as well as proposed measures, which were not put into practice and also partial matters connected with federalization such as level of integration of film distribution and foreign affairs. The third part focuses on federal division of Union of Czechoslovak Film and Television Artists, which was however shortly after cancelled by the new political power that had risen after occupation in August 1968. The last section presents brief excursion into the situation and organization changes (not only) in cinematography at the outset of so-called normalization.
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Reflection in period newspapers of Czech directors of the sixties in the time of their return after the enforced work break
Jílková, Alžběta ; Bednařík, Petr (advisor) ; Novotný, David Jan (referee)
The thesis finds out the manner and the range of reviewing comeback of directors and their new films after enforced work break during the Czechoslovak normalization. For the purpose of the research were chosen articles published in 4 daily newspapers, concerning Rudé právo, Mladá fronta, Lidová demokracie a Zemědělské noviny, and 3 special film periodicals Záběr, Kino and Film a doba. These periodicals were examined in period from 1974 to 1979, in the period of comeback of all chosen directors, starting with Věra Chytilová, Jiří Menzel, Hynek Bočan and ending with Juraj Jakubisko and František Vláčil. These daily newspapers occasionally publish the critics, by contrast the film periodicals review Czech and Slovak films very often wit reportages, critics, interview or short reporting. The evaluation of directors and their films depended on several aspects: first of all on the behavior of directors and attitude to socialistic state and politics, on the author of literature artwork (in case of novels for example), on characteristic of socialistic society presented by films and also on the author of certain critic. The best evaluation gets Menzel's film which was talking about socialistic workers and Vláčil's film, an adaptation of national socialistic writer Bohumil Říha's novel. The smallest review gets...
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