Films Shown W 7:30-10:30 p.m.

"Italian Cinema from Neorelism to the Present" presents a survey of the
most original films and the most creative directors from the birth of
neorealism in 1945 to the present day.  The course is designed to
acquaint the student of European culture and cinema with the entire range
of styles, themes, and genres typical of Italian film, as well as a
comprehensive introduction to the critical writing on Italian cinema.
The course will employ laser discs rather than video tapes or 16mm prints
and is open to any graduate student or advanced undergraduate student
interested in the topic (undergraduates should take the course only after
a discussion with the instructor).  No knowledge of Italian is required,
although it is obviously very useful (all films have English subtitles).

Directors and films to be studied will include the following: Roberto
Rossellini, OPEN CITY; Vittorio De Sica, THE BICYCLE THIEF and MIRACLE IN
MILAN; Federico Fellini, LA STRADA, 8 =, and AMARCORD; Pier Paolo
Pasolini, ACCATONE and HAWKS AND SPARROWS; Michelangelo Antonioni, RED
DESERT; Sergio Leone, A FISTFUL OF DYNAMITE; Ettore Scola, A SPECIAL DAY
and WE ALL LOVED EACH OTHER SO MUCH; Bernardo Bertolucci, THE LAST
EMPORER; and Carlo Carlei, THE FLIGHT OF THE INNOCENT.

For more details, contact the instructor Peter Bondanella by e-mail
(bondanel) or during his office hours at 542 Ballantine Hall