European horror cinema

Course

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Description

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    Course

  • Location

    London

  • Start date

    Different dates available

European horror cinema as a distinct form, differentiated from the American horror film (for example), with a distinct set of styles, themes and traditions.

Suggested viewing (many of the following films will feature on the course):
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), The Golem (1920), Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (1922), Nosferatu, a Symphony of Horror (1922), Waxworks (1924), Vampyr (1932), Les Diaboliques (1955), Black Sunday (1960), Eyes Without a Face (1960), Blood and Black Lace (1963), Daughters of Darkness (1971), The Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue (1974), The Tenant (1976), Suspiria (1977), The Beyond (1981), The Vanishing (1988), Funny Games (1997), Nightwatch (2004), The Orphanage (2007), [REC] (2007), Time Crimes (2007), Martyrs (2008), Let the Right One In (2008), Troll Hunter (2010), Raw (2016).

Facilities

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London
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Keeley Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 4BA

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About this course

• List and evaluate key films and filmmakers in European horror cinema
• Evaluate a range of themes in European horror cinema
• Evaluate European horror cinema and the concept of genre
• Evaluate European horror cinema within a critical framework.

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Subjects

  • Cinema

Course programme

• Key films in European horror cinema
• Key filmmakers in European horror cinema (e.g., Mario Bava and Dario Argento)
• European horror cinema and genre
• Themes in European horror cinema
• Critical responses to European horror cinema.

Screenings of extracts from films, talks by the tutor, reading materials, small and large group discussions. You will require a pen and paper (or laptop/device) but the tutor will provide all other materials.

Additional information

Please look for Film Studies courses in the prospectus under Humanities and on the web under History, Culture and Writing at General information and advice on courses at City Lit is available from the Student Centre and Library on Monday to Friday from 12:00 – 19:00. See the course guide for term dates and further details

European horror cinema

£ 49 VAT inc.