Study Group Details

The aim of this study group is to demonstrate a sense of cinema as a unique form of communication with its own language, psychology, and appeal; as a developing art form from its silent beginnings in the 1890s to the present; as a source of philosophy and individual expression; and in the context of the social, political, and economic history of the country in which the film was made. Students should see the films before the sessions so class time will be used to discuss the films.  Scenes will be examined to demonstrate what the director is doing in that scene. Chaplin, Lang, Welles, Hitchcock, Spike Lee, Truffaut, and Bergman will be some of the directors discussed.