Course details

Name: ENFL - 265

Title: MAJOR FILM DIRECTORS

Section: 01

Semester: Fall - 2015

Credits: 3

Description:
This course will introduce students to auteur theory as a tool for film analysis, focusing on the works of three directors known for their depiction of the eruption of dark forces in ordered settings: Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, and Joel Coen. We will study characteristic elements--recurring plot structures, character types, themes, and visual/aural style—in films from representative moments in their careers. And we will examine the strengths and weaknesses of auteur theory. Films in the course include Strangers on a Train, The Birds, Lolita, Full Metal Jacket, Blood Simple, No Country for Old Men.

Requirements:

In-class screenings; active class participation; weekly readings and postings on Blackboard; screenings of DVDs outside of class; a paper on each director.

Last updated on 2015-10-27 By Nielsen Wendy (nielsenw)

Schedule: Tuesday From 2:30 pm To 5:30 pm

Graduation requirements:

• Genre Study (Film)

Teaching Faculty: Cutler Janet (cutlerj)

Is course canceled: No