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CS92PROD
Italian Cinema, Italian Society (FYS)
RL&L 115F
Fall 2021
Section: 01  

This First Year Seminar on Italian cinema (taught in English) investigates major silent and sound films and contextualizes them, their production, and the subjects they treat within a historical, cultural, and political framework. We will trace the intersection among politics, ideology, and Italian cinema, from its Golden Age of silents through fascism and neorealism (as well as its contested legacy), from a consideration of the "exquisite" examples of auteur directors like Fellini and Sorrentino to the ways these and other directors enter into dialogue with popular genre cinema (the giallo, spaghetti westerns, melodrama, etc.), and beyond. Featured filmmakers will be drawn from this list: Pastrone, Ophuls, Rossellini, De Sica, Fellini, Bertolucci, Antonioni, Wertmuller, Cavani, Pasolini, the Taviani Brothers, Leone, Sorrentino, Rohrwacher, Nicchiarelli, Crialese, and others.
Major Screenings will be organized for students. Students are not responsible for purchasing the films.
Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA RLAN
Course Format: Lecture / DiscussionGrading Mode: Credit/Unsatisfactory
Level: UGRD Prerequisites: None
Fulfills a Requirement for: (ITST)
Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available

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