ENGL 204(F) The Feature Film (Same as Comparative Literature 224)

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,Welles, Kurosawa, Hitchcock, Sirk, Polanski, Scorsese and Spielberg. Critical readings will be assigned.
Format: lecture/discussion. Requirements: one short written exercise; one 6- page paper; a midterm and a final exam.
No prerequisites. Enrollment limit: 90 (expected: 90). Preference given as follows: (1) English and Comparative Literature majors; (2) sophomores; (3) junior non-majors; (4) senior non-majors; (5) first-year students.
(Post-1900)

Hour: ROSENHEIM and J. SHEPARD