Powerful women of the cinema: five actors who redefined screen acting

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    Course

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    London

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    Different dates available

How is film stardom created? Who creates it and what for? These are the underlying questions behind reading the images of film stars – especially stars who happen to be female. This course examines the working lives of five women who exemplified the notion of screen stardom.

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Keeley Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 4BA

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About this course

-better understand the background and context of these often praised but sometimes rather under-interpreted set of international players
- further develop skills of analysis and interpretation to your own wider film going.

A pen and a notebook.

Film clips will be projected onto a large screen in the classroom, with supporting power-point presentations from the tutor. Film analysis is achieved through large and small group discussion focusing on particular elements of each film, which is 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.

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Subjects

  • Cinema
  • Acting

Course programme

A range of international screen players: Deborah Kerr, Barbara Stanwyck, Marlene Dietrich, Setsuko Hara and Isabelle Huppert – all these women had unusually long and influential careers. Each week we will consider the career of one these great names of cinema. Clips from four or five films for each will offer examples of their achievement. We shall also consider the cultural and historical context in relation to the art achieved.

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Please look for other film courses under Film Studies, 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

Powerful women of the cinema: five actors who redefined screen acting

£ 99 VAT inc.