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Contemporary International Art Cinema

FILM 350
Spring 2018 not offered
Certificates: Civic Engagement

This is an advanced seminar exploring the aesthetics and industry of contemporary international art cinema. The class will address the historical construction of art cinema, its institutional and cultural support structures, and the status of art cinema today. The primary focus of the class will be comparative formal analysis. Featured directors will include Alan Clarke, Steve McQueen, Jim Jarmusch, Gus Van Sant, Theo Angelopoulos, Thomas Vinterberg, Aki Kaurismaki, Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Corneliu Porumboiu, Cristian Mungiu, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Moshen Makhmalbaf, Abbas Kiarostami, Jafar Panahi, Jia Zhang-ke, Krzysztof Kieslowski, Pedro Almodovar, Fernando Eimbcke, Agnes Varda, Leos Carax, and Claire Denis.
Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA FILM
Course Format: SeminarGrading Mode: Graded
Level: UGRD Prerequisites: (FILM304 AND FILM310)
Fulfills a Major Requirement for: (FILM-MN)(FILM)

Last Updated on MAR-28-2024
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