Film Analysis and Criticism

Year
0
Academic year
2022-2023
Code
01012528
Subject Area
Área Científica do Menor
Language of Instruction
Portuguese
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
Duration
SEMESTRIAL
ECTS Credits
6.0
Type
Elective
Level
1st Cycle Studies

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

Work in this unit will be divided between moments of film screenings and group analysis and discussion of films, or parts of films, sometimes followed by an exercise of close readings of movie reviews or critical essays on those films.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the semester, students should be able to: (1) recognize and distinguish the moment of analysis from the moment of criticism; (2) analyze and evaluating sequencies and entire movies; (3) recognize and use the notions and the terminology presented by the unit; (4) write pieces of film criticism.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. The methods of film analysis: theme, textual, narrative and psychoanalytical analysis

2. Intrinsic and extrinsic analysis: formalism vs context

3. Film image analysis and soundtrack analysis

4. History, pedagogy and politics of film analysis

5. Analysis and theory; analysis and interpretation; analysis and criticism

6. Definition and genres of film criticism

7. Theory, criticism, cinephilia

8. The legitimation problems of film criticism

9. The role of critics in the history of film

10. Some key critical essays.

Head Lecturer(s)

Osvaldo Manuel Alves Pereira Silvestre

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Resolution Problems: 20.0%
Research work: 30.0%
Frequency: 50.0%

Bibliography

AMIEL, V. 2010. Estética da Montagem. Lisboa: Texto & Grafia.

AUMONT, J. e MARIE, M. 2010. A Análise do Filme. Lisboa: Texto & Grafia.

BAZIN, A. 1992. O Que é o Cinema? Lisboa: Livros Horizonte.

BORDWELL, D. e THOMPSON, K. 2009. Film Art: An Introduction, 9.ª ed. NY: McGraw-Hill.

CHION, M. 2011. A Audiovisão. Som e Imagem no Cinema. Lisboa: Texto & Grafia.

CLAYTON, A. e KLEVAN, A. eds. 2011. The Language and Style of Film Criticism. Londres: Routledge.

CORRIGAN, T. 2009. A Short Guide to Writing About Film. 7.ª ed. NY: Pearson Longman.

COSTA, A. 2009. Saper vedere il cinema, 20.ª ed. Milão: Bompiani.

GRILO, João Mário Grilo (2008) As Lições do Cinema. Manual de Filmologia, 3ª reimpressão. Lisboa, Edições Colibri / FCSH da UNL.

SAINATI, A. e GAUDIOSI, M. 2013. Analizzare i film.  3ª ed. Veneza: Marsilio Ed.

TRUFFAUT, F. 2015. Os Filmes da Minha Vida. Lisboa: Orfeu Negro.