Film Studies 202 - Talking Pictures:Intro Film

Spring
2016
01
4.00
Paul Staiti
TTH 01:15PM-02:30PM;W 07:00PM-10:00PM
Mount Holyoke College
94915
Art 106B;Art 106B
pstaiti@mtholyoke.edu
94838,94915
Some of the best feature-length films of the past century have commanded our attention because of their compelling artistry and the imaginative ways they tell stories visually and verbally. This course closely studies narrative films from around the world, from the silent era to the present, and in the process it introduces students to the basic elements of film form, style, and narration. Some of the films to be considered are: Broken Blossoms, Battleship Potemkin, Citizen Kane, Contempt, The Bicycle Thief, Ugetsu, Rear Window, Woman in the Dunes, The Marriage of Maria Braun, Days of Heaven, and Moulin Rouge.
2 meetings (one 75 minute and one 2-hour screening)
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.