HISTORY OF POPULAR CINEMA - FMS255 Spring 2025
Course
Anthony Marais
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Lessons
Here is the course outline:
1. Soviet Montage
Feb 4
Marxist Dialectics, The Five Methods of Montage, Spectrum of Cinematic Trends (1895-2020) |
2. German Expressionism
Feb 11
Modernism and the end of Goethe’s Germany, Expressionist Acting |
3. Pre-Code Hollywood
Feb 18
American Communism, The Hays Code |
4. The Studio System
Feb 25
Mavericks of the Studio System, Genre Films, Studio Aesthetics |
5. Film Noir
Mar 4
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6. Italian Neorealism
Mar 11
Telefoni Bianchi films and life as it is |
7. The French New Wave
Mar 18
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8. The British New Wave
Apr 1
Kitchen sink realism and the Angry Young Men |
9. New Hollywood
Apr 8
American Dystopia |
10. Postmodern Cinema
Apr 15
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11. Indie Cinema
Apr 22
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12. Bollywood
May 8
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13. Contemporary Cinema
May 13
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