Art cinema
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In London
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The history and development of the art cinema as a distinct film style and cultural institution. We will consider its origins in European avant-garde cinema of the 1920s and the later post-war emergence and growth of the European art film as a distinct form, one that offers both an alternative and a challenge to the dominant classical style of Hollywood cinema. We will also consider the art film’s emergence in the post-war period and after in national cinemas beyond Europe (e.g., East Asian cinemas). We will note the ways in which the art film differentiates itself from the classical style and how, despite its functioning across a range of national cinemas and directors, it often reflects a largely consistent approach to style. We will also note the art cinema’s key films and filmmakers while also evaluating key critical concepts relating to art cinema.
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• Describe and evaluate art film style• Describe and evaluate the institutional and cultural functions of art cinema• Identify and evaluate key new waves, movements and ‘moments’ in art cinema• Identify and evaluate key films and filmmakers in art cinema• Evaluate a range of critical concepts around art cinema• Evaluate art cinema and its history development within a critical framework.
You will require a pen and paper (or laptop/device) but the tutor will provide all other materials.
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Subjects
- Art
- Cinema
Course programme
• Art film style (realism, authorship, ambiguity)
• Art cinema as an institution (e.g., the concept of ‘art house’ cinema and related cultural functions)
• New waves, movements and ‘moments’ in art cinema
• Key films and filmmakers in art cinema
• Critical concepts in art cinema (e.g., national cinema, realism, authorship and ambiguity)
• Art cinema and film history.
Screenings of extracts from films, talks by the tutor, reading materials, small and large group discussions.
Additional information
Please check the Film Studies section in the prospectus under Humanities or on our website: under History, Culture and Writing.
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See the course guide for term dates and further details
Art cinema