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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures : Lifelong Learning (LLC)

Undergraduate Course: Modernism and the Cinema (LLLG07062)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryModernism and the Cinema is designed to introduce students to the theories and practices of filmic modernism. The course will investigate the ways in which modernist filmmakers sought to overturn the realist and naturalistic style of Hollywood. Some of the major filmmakers to be discussed include Alain Resnais, Michelangelo Antonioni, Ingmar Bergman and Andrei Tarkovsky.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
- Understand the importance of modernism in film and its wide-ranging influence.
- Describe the development of modernist cinema.
- Explain the significance of individual modernist films and their relation to others.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserMs Martine Pierquin
Tel: (0131 6)51 1182
Email: m.pierquin@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Zofia Guertin
Tel: (0131 6)51 1855
Email: Zofia.Guertin@ed.ac.uk
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