- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
(en) Polish Blockbusters: The Subjective Guide 3004-PHF-OG
Foreign students will get a broader knowledge about important and interesting artists, events, and facts of contemporary Polish cinematography and its pop-cultural dimension. You will learn about movies that influenced Polish national identity. Additionally, you will learn some of the basic terms in Polish, referring to Polish culture.
1. Ashes and Diamonds (1958), dir. A. Wajda
2. How I Unleashed World War II (1970), dir. T. Chmielewski
3. The Promised Land (1975), dir. A. Wajda
4. Our Folks: Love It or Leave It (1977), dir. S. Chęciński
5. Kiler (1997), dir. J. Machulski
6. The Pianist (2002), dir. R. Polański
7. Day of the Wacko (2002), dir. M. Koterski
8. Lejdis (2008), dir. T. Konecki
9. All that I Love (2009), dir. J. Borcuch
10. Gods (2014), dir. Ł. Palkowski
11. The Lure (2015), dir. A. Smoczyńska
12. Clergy (2018), dir. W. Smarzowski
13. Mug (2018), dir. M. Szumowska
14. Corpus Christi (2019), dir. J. Komasa
*During the semester, the list of titles may be changed by the teachers.
* due to the COVID-19 regulations of the UW administration, the syllabi could have been accordingly adjusted. The lecturers provided you with the information via the USOS mail.
Type of course
Mode
Prerequisites (description)
Learning outcomes
Students will get a broader knowledge about important and interesting artists, events, and facts of contemporary Polish cinematography and its pop-cultural dimension. You will learn about movies which influenced Polish national identity. Additionally, you will learn some of the basic terms in Polish, referring to Polish culture.
Assessment criteria
- Attendance in class (only two unjustified absences possible) - 20%
- Homeworks - 30%
- Active participation in post-screening discussions - 20%
- Final test - 30%
In order to receive credit for the course at the end of the semester, a student must meet the requirements in each of the above categories and pass the final test.
A student who exceeds the acceptable number of absences and fails to meet the requirement of at least 60% in one category will not receive credit.
Bibliography
• T. Lubelski, Historia kina polskiego 1945-2014, Kraków 2015
• B. Hollender, Od Wajdy do Komasy, Warszawa 2014
• Selected articles from cuture.pl – the flagship brand of the Adam Mickiewicz Institute
• Selected articles from akademiapolskiegofilmu.pl – the educational project of the Polish Film Institute
• Selected articles from Pleograf – the quarterly magazine of the Polish Film Academy
Additional information
Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:
- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system: