| Description: | This course, taught entirely in Italian, examines twentieth-century Italian culture and society through film. The primary sources for this course will be the masterpieces of classic directors such as Federico Fellini, Roberto Rossellini and Michelangelo Antonioni, as well as the less well-known films of the early Italian movements, Neorealism, Commedia all'italiana and contemporary Italian cinema. We will critically analyze how Italian cultural and social conflicts are portrayed and worked out in popular films. By watching, discussing, and writing about these films, we will examine how motion pictures create a window into modern Italian society. Students will learn how to read films as cultural texts that help us better understand our history and culture. |