London views: film and the city

City Lit

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Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Location

    London

  • Start date

    Different dates available

This course aims to help you as film enthusiasts develop some interpretive and critical skills of the moving image as it relates to London’s cinematic treatment, both factual and fictional, and thus to the moving image in general. You will consider the proposition that while London is an actual geographical location it is equally a construct of the films that have always purported to be merely portraying it.

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London
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Keeley Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 4BA

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About this course

Apply your enriched film interpretation techniques to your own viewing experiences and so to get more from the movies you like to watch.

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

There will a presentation, lots of film clips, some power point slides to consolidate points or general questions, hopefully some group discussion, and some handouts to take away each week.

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Course programme

The course will have five themes: documentary, historical drama, class and power, crime, and lastly, Londoners themselves. Each week the class will meet to consider one of the five themes above. The theme will be exemplified by a selection of film clips supported by a brief introductory presentation, a specially written handout and a reading list on the theme. Many films will be considered under the themes above including, for example, will include Dr Jekell & Mr Hyde 1931, Mary Poppins 1966, Blow Up 1966,The Long Good Friday 1980 and Pressure, 1976.

Additional information

For further film studies courses please see our prospectus under Humanitites or visit our website at under History, Culture and Writing. 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

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London views: film and the city

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