ITAL 470

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Topics in Italian Cinema

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Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

An in-depth examination of a particular director, genre or school from the Italian cinematic tradition (e.g., Fellini, Italian horror, or noerealism); topic will very each semester. No knowledge of Italian is required.

Same as MACS 470. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 undergraduate hours or 8 graduate hours.

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ITAL 470 class schedule data for fall 2020
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	42982	Lecture-Discussion	G4	3:30PM -5:20PM	TR	1027 Lincoln Hall	Rushing, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/20-12/09/20 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Italian Silent Cinema Section Info: Topic: Italian Silent Cinema The first two things you will learn this semester: silent cinema was never silent, and it was almost never in black and white. The first film ever shown at the White House? A magnificent (and hugely influential) Italian film entitled Cabiria, which left a lasting impression on cinema for the ages, with scenes that continue to resurface even today. After the French invented moving pictures, and before the US came to dominate them, Italy enjoyed a brief golden age of dominance with classical melodramas like Cabiria, musclebound adventurous heroes like Maciste, cross-dressing air pirates like Filibus, and a suite of tragic (and sexually promiscuous) women who dominated the silver screen — and who literally invented the word “diva.” This semester we will explore both the classics and the oddities of the Italian silent era, delving into a strange late Victorian culture that is at times like being an anthropologist on another planet, and yet sets the stage for the world of moving pictures that we are immersed in today. Two papers (5 pages each), no knowledge of Italian required. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
	42983	Lecture-Discussion	U3	3:30PM -5:20PM	TR	1027 Lincoln Hall	Rushing, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/20-12/09/20 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Italian Silent Cinema Section Info: Topic: Italian Silent Cinema The first two things you will learn this semester: silent cinema was never silent, and it was almost never in black and white. The first film ever shown at the White House? A magnificent (and hugely influential) Italian film entitled Cabiria, which left a lasting impression on cinema for the ages, with scenes that continue to resurface even today. After the French invented moving pictures, and before the US came to dominate them, Italy enjoyed a brief golden age of dominance with classical melodramas like Cabiria, musclebound adventurous heroes like Maciste, cross-dressing air pirates like Filibus, and a suite of tragic (and sexually promiscuous) women who dominated the silver screen — and who literally invented the word “diva.” This semester we will explore both the classics and the oddities of the Italian silent era, delving into a strange late Victorian culture that is at times like being an anthropologist on another planet, and yet sets the stage for the world of moving pictures that we are immersed in today. Two papers (5 pages each), no knowledge of Italian required. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.