Course details

Name: ENFL - 357

Title: AMERICAN FILM TO 1945

Section: 01

Semester: Fall - 2007

Credits: 3

Description:
History of American Film to 1945 surveys the American cinema as industry and art form up to the end of World War II. We will study the formation of the movie business from its origins at the end of the 19th century to the high point of the studio system in the 1940s with close attention to key figures—directors, stars and industry executives—and to the development of the classical Hollywood style. We will also study the American experimental cinema as it emerged in the 1920s and 1930s as well as documentary filmmaking in response to the Great Depression and WWII. Weekly readings in film history will accompany a diverse screening schedule and films likely to be studied include The Birth of a Nation, The Sheik, The Jazz Singer, I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang, The River, Babes in Arms, and Casablanca. A mid-term essay and final exam will be required. Prerequisite: ENFL 208 Introduction to Film.

Schedule:

Graduation requirements:

• Genre Study (Film)
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Teaching Faculty: Simon Arthur (simona)

Is course canceled: No