Courses
Italian Cinema: 1942 to Present
Course Numer: ITA3511
Dept: Film and
Video
   
Course Description and Requirements:
The course introduces the student to the world of Italian Cinema. In
the first part the class will be analysing Neorealism, a cinematic phenomenon
that deeply influenced the ideological and aesthetic rules of film art.
In the second part we will concentrate on the films that mark the decline
of Neorealism and the talent of "new" auteurs such as Fellini
and Antonioni .
The last part of the course will be devoted to the cinema from 1970's
to the present in order to pay attention to the latest developments of the
Italian industry. The course is a general analysis of post-war cinema and
a parallel social history of this period using films as "decoded historical
evidence". Together with masterpieces such as "Open City" and "The
Bicycle Thief" the screenings will include films of the Italian directors
of the "cinema d'autore" such as "Mediterraneo" and "Life
is Beautiful".
The class will also analyse the different aspects of “Film Making” both
in Italian and the U.S. industry where I had the pleasure to work for many
years in the Editing Department on Films such as “The Dead Poet Society” and “The
Godfather part3”
The Films in VHS format or DVD are dubbed in English or sub-titled.
Summer Course
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