FILM HISTORY AND CRITICISM

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2017/2018

Type of Course:

Related/Supplementary

Optional/Mandatory:

Compulsory

Degree:

Master's Degree Programme in ITALIAN LITERATURE, MODERN PHILOLOGY AND CULTURAL PRODUCTIONS

Disciplinary Sector:

Cinema, Photography and Television

Language:

Italian

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

CARDONE Lucia

Hours of classroom activity:

Prerequisites:

Students must have acquired a basic knowledge of the discipline during their BA.

AF code:

40001391

Assessment Methods

Verification of learning:

The assessment method is primarily based on student participation in the form of a dialogue between the teacher and the students during the lectures and the seminars. At the end of the module students will be required to take an oral exam in which they will be asked to identify and put into context some excerpts from the films discussed in class and to answer questions related to the topics of the module.

Teaching period

Second semester

Objectives

The module aims to provide students with a deeper knowledge of film stardom, a specific and extremely relevant phenomenon of the history of cinema. The module will be based on a case study through which students will be able to familiarize with the topic, also acquiring a more detailed knowledge of film history more in general, of its multiple facets and complexities.

Contents

The module will focus on self-reflexivity, with specific attention to the presence of meta-films in post-war Italian cinema. The module is divided into two parts: the first part will discuss general issues related to film self-reflexivity, with a focus on international cinema. The second part will be dedicated to specific case studies: a selection of works will be analysed in order to provide an overview of the phenomenon in the context of the history of Italian cinema.

Recommended Bibliography

At the end of the module a course reader (with reading materials selected by the teacher) will be made available.
The following films will be discussed during the module:

We, the Women (Siamo donne,G. Franciolini, A. Guarini, R. Rossellini, L. Visconti, L. Zampa, 1953);
I Knew Her Well (Io la conoscevo bene, A. Pietrangeli, 1965);
Day for Night (La Nuit américaine, F. Truffaut, 1973);
We All Loved Each Other So Much (C’eravamo tanto amati, E. Scola, 1974);
The Player (R. Altman, 1992).

Teaching Methods

The module includes lectures and seminars. A selection of films will be screened during the seminars and they will be preceded by an introduction about the historical context and the technical characteristics of each work. This will be followed by a close analysis of some of the film's key features.

Contacts/More Information

Prof Cardone will inform students about her office hours at the beginning of the module. For every request, students may contact her at this email address: cardone@uniss.it

Borrowed courses

FILM HISTORY AND CRITICISM
LETTERE, FILOLOGIA MODERNA E INDUSTRIA CULTURALE - Letterature e culture europee

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Course year: 1

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12 credits
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12 credits - Caratterizzante
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12 credits - Caratterizzante
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6 credits - Caratterizzante
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Course year: 2

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12 credits - Caratterizzante
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6 credits - Caratterizzante
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6 credits - Caratterizzante
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