(en) Polish Blockbusters: The Subjective Guide

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Course ID:	3004-PHF-OG
Erasmus code / ISCED:	08.0 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0220) Humanities (except languages), not further defined The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	(en) Polish Blockbusters: The Subjective Guide
Name in Polish:	(en) Polskie hity filmowe
Organizational unit:	Centre of Polish Language and Culture for Foreigners "Polonicum"
Course groups:	(in Polish) Przedmioty 4EU+ (z oferty jednostek dydaktycznych) General university courses General university courses (ONLY FOR FOREIGNERS!)
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Type of course:	general courses
Prerequisites (description):	Classes for foreign students only. Winter semester: Fluency in Polish at the level of at least B1, the language of instruction - Polish Summer semester: Fluency in Polish is not required, the language of instruction - English
Mode:	Remote learning
Short description:	The introduction into Polish cinematography, through popular, “cult status” blockbusters.
Full description:	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.
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
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 methods and 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.

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