An introduction to film narrative. The major emphasis will be on the formal properties of film as a medium for telling stories, but attention will also be given to theoretical accounts of the nature of cinema, to genre, and to significant developments in the history of cinema. Students will view films by such directors as Keaton, Eisenstein, Welles, Renoir, Kurosawa, Hitchcock, Scorsese and Spielberg. Critical readings will be assigned. This is a relatively large lecture course, supplemented by required discussion sections. Requirements: one short written exercise; one six-page paper; a midterm and a final exam. No prerequisites. Enrollment limit: 90 (expected: 90). Enrollment preference as follows: (1) English and Comparative Literature majors; (2) Sophomores; (3) Junior non-majors; (4) Senior non-majors; (5) First-year students. (Post-1900)