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Film Noir
FILM 309
Fall 2006 not offered

This course is an in-depth examination of the period in Hollywood's history in which the American commercial film presented a world where "the streets were dark with something more than night." Course will study predominant noir themes and visual patterns, as well as the visual style of individual directors such as Fuller, Ray, Mann, Lang, Ulmer, DeToth, Aldrich, Welles, Tourneur, Preminger, Lewis, et al., using their work to address how films make meaning through the maniputlation of cinematic form and narrative structure.

Essential Capabilities: Writing
Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA FILM
Course Format: Lecture/DiscussionGrading Mode: Graded
Level: UGRD Prerequisites: None
Fulfills a Major Requirement for: (FILM-MN)(FILM)

Last Updated on MAR-29-2024
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