SLAV-R 366 RUSSIAN AND SOVIET FILM (3 CR.)
Development of Russian cinematography from 1896 to the present. Characteristic features of Soviet films; the theory and practice of filmmaking in the former Soviet Union; the Soviet and Russian cinema in its relationship to Russian literature and in the larger context of European cinema art. Knowledge of Russian not required.
1 classes found
Fall 2024
| Component | Credits | Class | Status | Time | Day | Facility | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEC | 3 | 8811 | Open | 3:00 p.m.–4:15 p.m. | MW | BH 209 | Shrager M |
Regular Academic Session / In Person
LEC 8811: Total Seats: 30 / Available: 11 / Waitlisted: 0
Lecture (LEC)
- COLL (CASE) Global Civ & Cultr
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inq
- Above class open to undergraduates only
- Above class meets with SLAV-R 552, EURO-W 605, and EURO-W 406
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inquiry credit
- COLL (CASE) Global Civ & Culture credit
This course is designed as a survey of the highlight of Russian and Soviet cinema between 1908 and the present. Special attention is paid to the avant-garde film, theory, and the aesthetics of Soviet filmmakers of the 1920s; the totalitarian cinema and the ideological uses of films in the 1930s-1940s; the films of the thaw period of the 1950s-1960s; the stagnation era of the 1970s; perestroika period, and finally cinema in the post-Soviet Russia. In this course students will acquire basic skills of film analysis through film viewing, classroom discussions, and through reading and writing assignments. The course is taught in English; all films are in Russian with English subtitles. "Keywords: Russian cinema, Soviet Cinema, film, theory, history, culture, avant-garde, aesthetics"
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