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Italian and Italian/American Cinema: Images, Immigration, and Cross-Cultural Comparisons
FIST244 SP
Crosslistings: ITAL244
Through a sustained comparison of paired films by Italian and (more often than not) Italian/American directors, we will examine the representation of some of the following themes in a cross-cultural context: immigration,
the generation gap, love,
marriage, gender, family dynamics, faith, organized crime, and others.
MAJOR READINGS
Required texts: Peter Bondanella, ITALIAN CINEMA: FROM NEOREALISM TO THE PRESENT Louis Giannetti, UNDERSTANDING MOVIES Millicent Marcus, ITALIAN FILM IN THE LIGHT OF NEOREALISM Recommended texts will be available
on reserve in Olin. Required
viewing:THE GODFATHER (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972); GOOD MORNING, BABYLON (Paolo and Vittoria Taviani, 1987); CARO DIARIO (Nanni Moretti, 1994); KAOS (Paolo e Vittorio Taviani, 1984); AMARCORD (Federico Fellini, 1974);
ITALIANAMERICAN (Martin Scorsese,
1974-5); BEFORE THE REVOLUTION (Bernardo Bertolucci, 1964); MEAN STREETS (Martin Scorsese, 1972); ECLIPSE (Michelangelo Antonioni, 1962); CHINA GIRL (Abel Ferrara, 1987); TRUE LOVE (Nancy Savoca, 1989); DIVORCE ITALIAN
STYLE (Pietro Germi, 1960); MEDITTER
ANEO (Gabriele Salvatorez, 1992); RESERVOIR DOGS (Quentin Tarantino, 1992); SOTTO SOTTO (Lina Wertmuller, 1984); HOUSEHOLD SAINTS (Nancy Savoca, 1993); ACCATTONE (Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1961); THE BAD LIEUTENANT (Abel
Ferrara, 1992); ROCCO AND HIS BROTHERS
(Luchino Visconti, 1960); RAGING BULL (Martin Scorsese, 1980); GOODFELLAS (Martin Scorsese, 1990); THE FRESHMAN (Andrew Bergman, 1990); JOHNNY STECCHINO (Robert Benigni, 1991).
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
1. Two four-six page papers and one final paper (10-15 pages). Topics will be assigned for the first two. The student's final paper will consist of an independent research project, the subject of which will consist of
at least one film not discussed
in class. There will be no final exam. 2. As a class assignment, students will also be required to do a group presentation on one of the films seen during screenings. 3. Students are required to keep a film journal, in
which you can write down
impressions, ideas and analyses of each film.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
This is a viewing intensive course and attendance is MANDATORY at all screenings and class sessions. This class is taught in English. Italian Studies Majors should enroll in a group Tutorial, which will meet once weekly,
in Italian, for .5 credit.
Italian Studies Majors will keep the journal in Italian and write both short papers in Italian. 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
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA RLAN
Grading Mode:
Graded
Prerequisites:
NONE
Last Updated on MAR-24-2000
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