Ealing comedies: British film's dark masterpieces

-Understand the background and context of this often rather under-interpreted set of British films-Be able to apply those skills of analysis and interpretation to your own wider film going.

A pen and a note book and an interest in film and a willingness to share ideas.

There well be many film clips projected from a DVD player in the classroom, power-point presentations to support tutor input, group film analysis achieved through large and small group discussion focusing on particular elements of each film will be an essential part of our process. Hand-outs and written commentary to take away as well as recommended films and suggested further reading will be provided each week.