Class Id | 9049 |
Days | T |
Start time | 07:30 PM |
End time | 10:20 PM |
Building | EPYNE |
Room | 010 |
Course Id | 4033 |
Dept and Number | ITA 313 |
Dept and Number | VIS 446 |
Area | LA |
Title | Marxism in Italian Cinema |
Description | A study of the influence of Marxist ideology on major Italian directors from the Cold War to the present. Representative films include: Bertolucci's The Last Emperor, Visconti's The Leopard, Pasolini's Teorema, Wertmuller's Seven Beauties, Pontecorvo's The Battle of Algiers. The approach will be interdisciplinary and will combine the analysis of historical and political themes with a cinematic reading of the films. |
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Professor | Gaetana Marrone-Puglia |