Publication in the Diário da República: Despacho nº 6320/2018 - 28/06/2018
4 ECTS; 2º Ano, 1º Semestre, 60,0 TP + 3,0 OT , Cód. 817713.
Lecturer
- José António Marques de Oliveira e Vieira da Cunha (1)(2)
(1) Docente Responsável
(2) Docente que lecciona
Prerequisites
Not applicable.
Objectives
A. Problematize the concept of documentary and its transformation throughout the history of cinema.
B. Be familiar with the turning points in the history of the documentary cinema from its origins up to the rise of Direct Cinema.
C. Be able to analyse different documentary types
Program
1. Documentary as a cinematographic genre: origin and problematization of the definition of documentary.
2. From the desire of the real in early cinema to the "invention" of the documentary in the 1920s: Robert Flaherty and the travel film, the European avant-garde cinema.
3. Political and social concerns in the documentary of the years 1930 to 1950: the documentary in the service of political causes; Institutionalization of the documentary in the United Kingdom and the United States; The use of the documentary of propaganda and counterpropaganda in World War II; European poetic documentary.
4. The emergence of the observational documentary in the late 1950s: Free Cinema, Direct Cinema and Cinema Vérité.
Evaluation Methodology
Continuous evaluation:
T#01 - Critical review of a set of 3 films from a given era/movement: 40%.
T#02 - Critical review of a set of 3 films from a given era/movement: 40%.
Relevant participation in class: 20%.
Examination: Critical review of a set of 5 films from a given era/movement: 100%.
Resource/Improvement: Critical review of a set of 5 films from a given era/movement: 100%.
Bibliography
- Barsam, R. (1992). Non-Fiction Film - A Critical History. Bloomington: Indiana University Press
- Da-Rin, S. (2004). Espelho Partido - Tradição e Transformação do Documentário. Rio de Janeiro: Azougue
- Nichols, B. (2001). Introduction to Documentary. Bloomington: Indiana University Press
- Rothman, W. (1997). Documentary Film Classics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
Teaching Method
a. Expository lectures.
b. In-class film analysis
Software used in class
Not applicable.
