Understanding Movies: The Art and History of Film
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14 lectures on 7 compact discs
Why does the cinema have the power to move the heart, stimulate the mind, and dazzle the imagination? How did the art of film develop from its origins to the present day? This course covers the history and aesthetics of the movies. It traces the experiments and innovations that gave rise to the modern cinema, developing a vocabulary that helps explain the variety of choices filmmakers make when they construct shots and edit them together. In each lecture, Professor Raphael Shargel introduces a period of film history, talks about its importance, covers aspects of cinematic technique, and illustrates his points by analyzing specific movies from the era under discussion. The course thus has both breadth and depth, covering the major movements in film history while at the same time focusing on key pictures worthy of study and enjoyment.
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Lecture 1 The Origins of Cinema and the Grammar of Film
Lecture 2 Film Imagery and the Theory of Montage
Lecture 3 Storytelling in the 1930s and Stagecoach
Lecture 4 Citizen Kane: An American Masterpiece
Lecture 5 World War II and the Cinema of Community: Casablanca; Now, Voyager;and It's a Wonderful Life
Lecture 6 Noir and Neorealism: Bicycle Thievesand On the Waterfront
Lecture 7 Love and the Mirror of Death: Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo
Lecture 8 Widescreen: The World Writ Largeand Intimate: The Apartment
Lecture 9 The New Wave in France: The 400 Blowsand Week-end
Lecture 10 The American New Wave I: Politics and Family: The Godfather
Lecture 11 The American New Wave II: The Social Canvas: Nashville
Lecture 12 The Rule of the Blockbuster: Star Warsand Raiders of the Lost Ark
Lecture 13 Gender, Race, and the Varieties of Cinematic Experience: Vagabond, Do the Right Thing, and Lone Star
Lecture 14 The Contemporary Maverick: Goodfellas, Million Dollar Baby, Persepolis
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