Global Neorealism (277-0-20)

Instructors

Domietta Torlasco
847/491-8269
1860 S. Campus Drive, Crowe Hall #2-131

Meeting Info

Kresge Centennial Hall 2-331: Tues, Thurs 11:00AM - 12:20PM

Overview of class

Neorealism has changed the way in which we understand cinema and its relationship to our social and political reality. Films such as Roberto Rossellini's Rome, Open City (1945) and Vittorio De Sica's Bicycle Thieves (1947) have been influential for generations of filmmakers in countries as diverse as Brazil, France, India, Iran, Senegal, and the United States. This course will explore the history of neorealism and its aftermath from a transnational perspective, paying attention to the role that diversity and plurality have played in the formation and transformation of the neorealist approach. While reading key texts in film and cultural studies, we will watch and analyze films by renowned directors such as Charles Burnett, Jean-Luc Godard, Abbas Kiarostami, Glauber Rocha, Ousmane Sembène, and Martin Scorsese.

Class Materials (Required)

Will be available on Canvas.

Class Attributes

Literature & Fine Arts Distro Area