ITAL 330C - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly in Italian Cinema

This course will provide an historical introduction to post-war Italian cinema by concentrating on examples of classic genres and movements, such as Neorealism, Auteur cinema, Comedy Italian style, Spaghetti Western, and Contemporary Italian Films. Great emphasis will be given to Neorealism. Films by Rossellini, De Sica, Fellini, Antonioni, and Sorrentino will be watched, analyzed, and discussed from both a filmic and a historical stance. We will examine issues of representation and production of societal values, e.g., gender, family relations, and national identity. This course may be applied toward the major or minor in Italian (please speak with an advisor for more information). Taught in English.