SHAKESPEARE & FILM (CL3048)

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This course considers how the language of film can sometimes unlock the secrets of Shakespeare's world and help us to understand his contribution to the evolution of art cinema as well as to blockbuster culture. Focus is given to close readings of Shakespeare's plays, analysis of cinematic adaptations and a study of films such as Al Pacino's Looking for Richard or Shakespeare in Love. Directors Kozintsev, Welles, Godard, Olivier and Kurosawa are also studied.

Code: 
CL3048
Name: 
SHAKESPEARE & FILM
Discipline: 
CL (Comparative Literature)
Type: 
Regular
Level: 
Undergraduate
Credits: 
4
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
No
Pre-requisites: 
None
Co-requisites: 
None
Equivalencies: 
SHAKESPEARE & FILM (FM3048)

Learning Outcomes

  1. Films studied range from adaptations to spin-offs to thematic uses of Shakespeare’s ideas and plots.
  2. How does the language of film, as developed in the films we will study, add to or detract from the language of Shakespeare’s plays themselves?
  3. This course allows students to do close readings of Shakespeare’s plays as well as explore more deeply the various directors whose works have been influenced by Shakespeare’s plays.

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