Senior Seminar
FILM 414
Spring 2018
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In Spring 2018, Senior Seminar will explore the aesthetics and industry of contemporary international art cinema. The class will address the historical construction of art cinema, its institutional and cultural support structures, and the status of art cinema today. The primary focus of the class will be comparative formal analysis. Featured directors may include Pedro Almodovar, Roy Andersson, Leos Carax, Alan Clarke, Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Terence Davies, Claire Denis, Jaco van Dormael, Agnieska Holland, Jia Zhang-ke, Aki Kaurismaki, Moshen Makhmalbaf, Samira Makhmalbaf, Steve McQueen, Cristian Mungiu, Laszlo Nemes, Jafar Panahi, Corneliu Porumboiu, Lynne Ramsay, Juan Pablo Rebella & Pablo Stoll, Thomas Vinterberg, Edward Yang, and Andrey Zvyagintsev. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA FILM |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: (FILM304 AND FILM307) |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Readings on Moodle
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Examinations and Assignments:
Assessment will be based on attendance and participation in discussion, short writing exercises, a group presentation, an analytical paper (8p.), and a research paper (16p.). |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Senior Seminar is required for senior film majors who are not completing a thesis and is an elective for all other senior film majors. Additional required screenings will be held once a week in the evening. Attendance at all screenings and classes is mandatory. Senior majors interested in the course should contact the professor ASAP during the fall semester. |
| Instructor(s): Dombrowski,Lisa A. Times: .M.W... 01:20PM-04:40PM; Location: AWKS010; |
Permission of Instructor Required
Enrollment capacity: 15 | Permission of instructor approval will be granted by the instructor during pre-registration through the Electronic Portfolio. Click "Add to My Courses" and "To request a POI electronically, click here" to submit your request. |
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