38700-001-10283 History of the Film from 1938 to the Present, WF 11:30 AM-12:20 PM, B Lawton
38700-002-10288 History of the Film from 1938 to the Present, T 06:30 PM-09:20 PM, B Lawton
This is an intensive study of international cinema. The goals of the class will be to develop students’ capacity to read film, to articulate original responses to the medium, to enjoy difficult movies and to become A1 cinephiles. The class will make you sweat. The films, too. Particular attention will be given to the development of film form, image and sound editing and the what you, the viewer, do to make the movie come alive, even after the final credits. Some of the movements we will cover in weekly readings and screenings include Film Noir, the French New Wave, Direct Cinema, and the Dogme 95 group. Films range from Last Year at Marienbad to Borat. Directors include Fred Wiseman, Nicholas Roeg, Agnes Varda, Abbas Kiarostami, Roman Polanski, and John Waters.
