Humanities Arts Cultural Stu 0212 - Russian Film

This course provides both the "greatest hits" of Russian and Soviet film (including the work of Sergei Eisenstein, Dziga Vertov, Andrey Tarkovsky, and Nikita Mikhalkov) and many names, movies, and topics that still await appreciation in the West. These less-known gems include the silent achievements of Evgeniy Bauer, the subversive, anti-colonial riches of Sergey Paradjanov, and the dreamlike animation of Yuri Norstein are some of them. We cover works of the Soviet avante-guard, the "high" Stalinist Cinema, neo-realism of the Thaw, and go as far as Russian films that are made now, at the beginning of the 21st century. In addition to exploration in aesthetics and ideological tasks of the Russian film, we will pay close attention to the many connections between the cinematic and literary traditions in Russian film century.

Culture, Humanities, and Languages Multiple Cultural Perspectives Writing and Research Students are expected to spend 6-8 hours weekly in preparation and work outside of class time.