MACS 470

Fall 2020

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Topics in Italian Cinema
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Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

Same as ITAL 470. See ITAL 470.

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CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
57712
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.
57713
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.
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