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Classics of Modern European Cinema
Dept. of Modern Languages & Literatures
Fall 2010Prof. Karl Skutski
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1. Introduce you to the major traditions of
European cinema.
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2. Demonstrate how film reflects the “Zeitgeist" of an era--i. e., how both the content and aesthetics of cinema are influenced by the reigning philosophy of the times, as well as historical, political, economic, sociological
and cultural conditions.
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3. Enhance your critical analysis, research, and writing skills, by demonstrating how to view and analyze film with a critical, discerning eye, and develop informed, supportable opinions--skills that are applicable to your future academic and professional careers.
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4. Introduce you to film theory (such as Bazian cinematic realism, feminist theory, and various postmodern theories), and illustrate how such critical theories can be utilized to produce different readings of a film.
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5. Help you prepare for the "global society" in which you will live and work, by giving you a greater appreciation for the cultures of other nations, and a greater understanding of how contemporary cultures influence each other.
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6. Compare and contrast European cinematic traditions with the artistic and sociological values inherent in American film.
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7. Expand your aesthetic comfort zones and negate your identities!
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Enjoy some great flicks!
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Participation & BB exercises 20%
PPT “background” presentation 5%
Paper #1 (no research) 10%
Paper #2 (research) 15%
Final project 25%
Exam(s) 25%
Requirements
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Dynamic class schedule
Class description and materials
Guidelines for papers
“Launching pad” for your research:
Assigned articles (direct links) On-line film journals Background information on:
Film movements Film theory Directors Postmodernism Feminism Etc., etc., etc.
Course Web Site www.skutski.org
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You view the world through postmodern lenses.
Begin where you live…
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Your aesthetics have been socially constructed.
Begin where you live…
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We live in a state of hyperreality.
The media mediates reality for us.
The media IS our reality.
We prefer the copy over the original. --Jean Baudrillard, Simulucra
We live in hyperreality
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Reality has become too dull for us—we prefer it sliced and diced with plenty of eye candy.
Nike commercial
The Interpreter
Mission Impossible
Rock video
We live in hyperreality
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Your brains have become “hard-wired”:
Constant eye-candy
Rapid montage editing
Manipulative sound tracks and special effects
Editor controls your reaction and emotional response
No need to “think”
The Hollywood Model
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Rapid montage editing
“Manufactured” in post production(few films have the “auteur” stamp)
Non-diegetic music
Star-centric
Shot-reverse-shot
Special effects
Formulaic approach to narrative
Hero - Problem - Overcome- Happy Ending
The Hollywood Model
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“The most important medium for
educating the masses …and
engineering the human soul.”
V. I. Lenin
The Power of Cinema
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Brainwashing
Propaganda
Group think
The Power of Cinema
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Classical European Cinema
Cultural shock
Cinematic realism:
Long-takes
Deep focus
The incarnate, liminal image
You must actively participate in the scene
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Purpose of the course:
STRETCH YOUR AESTHETIC COMFORT ZONES !!!
Negate your identities!
Classical European Cinema
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The Hollywood Machine
Avatar
Titanic
Lord of the Rings
Harry Potter
Star Wars
Forest Gump
Matrix
Oceans 11
Meet the Parents
Trainspotting
Secrets & Lies
Run Lola Run
Red
$2.7 billion
$1.8 billion
$1.1 billion
900 million
700 million
500 million
400 million
300 million
80 million
20 million
7 million
4 million
1 million
Worldwide box office receipts
Representative list of films-not a complete historical ranking
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The Power of Cinema
“The Yanks have colonized our subconscious.”
--Wim Wenders
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The Power of Cinema
“Americans have turned every cinema in the world into the
equivalent of an American consulate.”
--UK government report
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1. Soviet Montage
2. German Expressionism
3. French Impressionism
4. Italian Neorealism
5. French New Wave
6. Art Cinema (Symbolism)
7. Spanish Surrealism
8. Young & New German Cinemas
9. British Social Realism
10. Postmodernism
Major European Traditions
New Spanish Cinema
Cinema Verite
Czech New Wave
Avante-Garde
Thaw (post-Stalin)
Serbian Magical Realism
Second Italian Wave
Swinging London
Cinema du look
Hyperrealism
Experimental
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Traditions are reactions to status quo
Nazi & Heimat: New German Cinema
French “Tradition of Quality” French New Wave
Fascism Italian Neorealism
British Imperialism British Social Realism
Soviet Socialist Realism Czech New Wave
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What is reality?
ZEIT GEIST PHILOSOPHY FILM
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ZEIT GEIST PHILOSOPHY FILM
What is reality?
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What is reality?
ZEIT GEIST PHILOSOPHY FILM
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ZEIT GEIST PHILOSOPHY FILM
What is reality?
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Cinematic Traditions
Economic& social conditions
Historic events
Pop culture
The arts
Intellectual climate/ philosophy
ZEIT GEIST MOVIES
FILM