Masters of cinema: Jean-Pierre Melville

City Lit

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    Course

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    London

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    Different dates available

The films of Jean-Pierre Melville.
Screenings of extracts from films, talks by the tutor, reading materials, small and large group discussions.

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London
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Keeley Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 4BA

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About this course

• Assess key films directed by Jean Pierre Melville
• Identify a range of themes and styles in Melville's films
• Evaluate Melville's status as a director/auteur
• Evaluate the role of genre in Melville's films
• Evaluate a range of critical responses to Melville's films.

You will require a pen and paper (or laptop/device) but the tutor will provide all other materials.

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Subjects

  • Cinema

Course programme

• Themes and style in Melville's films
• Melville and authorship (Melville as director/writer)
• Melville and genre (the gangster film)
• Critical responses to Melville's films

Films featured on the course:
Le Silence de la mer (1949), Les Enfants terribles (1950), Bob, le flambeur (1956), Léon Morin, Priest (1961), Le Doulos (1963), Le deuxieme souffle (1966), Le Samouraï (1967), Army of Shadows (1969), Le Cercle rouge (1969), Un flic (1972).

Additional information

Please check our Film Studies section under Humanities in the prospectus or on our website: 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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