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Alfred Hitchcock
FILM322 SP

Crosslistings: AMST336

This course presents an in-depth examination of the work of a major formalist from the beginning of his career to the end. Emphasis will be on detailed analysis of the relationship between form and content. Students will examine various theoretical approaches to the work and do their own analyses of the individual films on a shot-by-shot basis. Comparisons to other major figures such as Otto Preminger and Fritz Lang will be included.

MAJOR READINGS

ALFRED HITCHCOCK AND THE MAKING OF PSYCHO, Stephen Rebello
HITCHCOCK'S RERELEASED FILMS, FROM ROPE TO VERTIGO, ed Walter Raubicheck and Walter Srebnick ALFRED HITCHCOCK'S HIGH VERNACULAR, THEORY AND PRACTICE, Stefan Scharff
THE HITCHCOCK ROMANCE: LOVE AND IRONY IN HITCHCOCK'S FILMS, Lesley Brill
THE WOMEN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH, HITCHCOCK AND FEMINIST THEORY, Tania Modleski

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Full-length paper, oral presentation, final examination.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Course restricted to junior and senior film majors. Permission of instructor required. Course fee: $40. Enrollment limited to 24. There will be two weekly screenings (plus extras)

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: NONE    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE

Last Updated on MAR-24-2000

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