FMST 0301 - HISTORY OF ITALIAN CINEMA

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Taught in English, this course will introduce students to the history of cinema in Italy from the era of silent films to the present day. We will analyze films from all periods and consider a diversity of forms and genres, including mainstream narrative films, art films, avant-garde experiments, and documentaries. In our century-long journey from the silent blockbuster movies of the 1910s to the Italian super-hero films of the 2010s, we will get to know world-class directors such as Federico Fellini and genre masters such as Dario Argento. We will see what Italian cinema has borrowed from other traditions, and what it has given in return. We will appreciate how Italian b-movies would not exist without American blockbusters, and how a director such as Quentin Tarantino would not exist without Italian b-movies. We will learn about Italy and about how much of its history and of its culture can be seen Ã¢ hidden or deliberately displayed Ã¢ through the frames of Italian films. No previous course experience with cinema is presumed, as we will learn the basics of how to watch, discuss, and write about films and the film industry. Readings will be available in English and all films will have English subtitles. This is a Critical Studies course and counts for Category I towards the Film and Media Studies major and minor.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis

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