HISTORY OF POPULAR CINEMA - FMS255 Spring 2025
Course

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Lessons
Here is the course outline:
1. Soviet Montage
Feb 12
Marxist Dialectics, The Five Methods of Montage, Spectrum of Cinematic Trends (1895-2020) |
2. German Expressionism
Feb 19
Modernism and the end of Goethe’s Germany, Expressionist Acting |
3. Pre-Code Hollywood
Feb 26
American Communism, The Hays Code |
4. The Studio System
Mar 5
Mavericks of the Studio System, Genre Films, Studio Aesthetics |
5. Film Noir
Mar 12
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6. Italian Neorealism
Mar 19
Telefoni Bianchi films and life as it is |
7. The French New Wave
Apr 2
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8. The British New Wave
Apr 9
Kitchen sink realism and the Angry Young Men |
9. New Hollywood
Apr 16
American Dystopia |
10. Postmodern Cinema
Apr 23
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11. Indie Cinema
Apr 30
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12. Bollywood
May 7
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13. Contemporary Cinema
May 14
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