ITALIAN CINEMA (FM3074)

Focuses on periods when Italian cinema was at the cutting edge of World Cinema. Begins with films such as Fellini's autobiographical Amarcord. Studies silent-era spectacles (Quo Vadis, Cabiria), and Italian film under fascism and its renaissance with Rossellini and De Sica. Examines leading filmmakers including Fellini, Pasolini, Visconti, and Antonioni. Explores Italian comedy, and the links between cinema and society.

Code:

FM3074

Name:

ITALIAN CINEMA

Discipline:

FM (Film)

Type:

CCI

Level:

Undergraduate

Credits:

Can be taken twice for credit?:

Pre-requisites:

None

Co-requisites:

None

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to analyze representative of different key aspects in the Italian cinematic tradition, including themes, genres, and directors' approaches
Students will be able to distinguish aesthetic techniques and approaches of selected directors and place their work in context with global cinema history and aesthetics
Students will be able to observe, analyse and discuss different cinematic codes and relate them to the work of key directors in Italian cinema
Students will be able to relate films to the historical context in which they were produced and distributed, within the larger framework of Italy's societal and cultural transformations
Students will be able to trace the rise and development of Italian cinema in its artistic, industrial and cultural aspects
Local and Global Perspectives: Students will enhance their intercultural understanding of languages, cultures, and histories of local societies and the global issues to which these relate (CCI LO1)
Aesthetic Inquiry and Creative Expression: Students will engage with artistic or creative objects (e.g., visual art, theatrical works, film) in different media and from a range of cultural traditions (CCI LO2)

ITALIAN CINEMA (FM3074)

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