ITALIAN FILM

COMARTS 455

Survey of French cinema from 1895 to the present. Emphasis on aesthetic trends, film movements, film industry, and cultural context.

ITALIAN 452

Examination of an aspect of Italian studies: culture, film, language; topic varies.

COMARTS 463

Examines the history and aesthetics of avant-garde/experimental film from its beginnings in the late 1910s to the present. Studies key aesthetic programs and their relations to adjacent movements in art and critical theory.

ITALIAN 400

General survey of the most significant film and television directors, genres, styles and themes in Italian American Film and Television, from the Early Cinema to the present. Films and TV programs engaging with the Italian American Experience will be studied within the cultural, historical, literary and ethnic contexts of North America.

ITALIAN 730

Examination of aspects of Italian literature and culture, including disciplines such as language and cinema. Topic varies.