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CompLit 382: CINEMA AND PSYCHE
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Lecture: M 3:35- 6:30 SOM137 |
Professor Catherine Portuges |
Disc. 1: Tue 2:30-3:45 SOM
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Nikolina Dobreva |
Disc. 3: Tue 4:00-5:15 HERT
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Disc. 2: Tue 2:30-3:45 HASBR
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Emir Benli |
Disc. 4: Tue 4:00-5:15 Stockbr 114 |
The following is a list of the films that we will watch and discuss in class. For a complete syllabus, please log on to WebCT, using your UMass id and password.
Week 1 (Mon Feb 6)
GOODBYE, LENIN! (dir. Wolfgang Becker, Germany, 2003, 121 min)
Week 2 (Mon Feb 13)
THE WORLD (dir. Jia Zhang-ke, People’s Republic of China/Japan/France, 2004, 139 min, in Mandarin & Shanxi dialect w/English subtitles)
Week 3 (Mon Feb 20)
Holiday: PRESIDENTS DAY--no lecture/screening or discussions
Week 4 (Mon Feb 27)
05/06 THE SIXTH OF MAY (dir. Theo van Gogh, Netherlands, 2004, 117 min, in Dutch w/English subtitles)
Week 5 (Mon Mar 6)
LA PETITE JERUSALEM (dir. Karin Albou, France, 2005, in French, Hebrew & Arabic, 94 min)
Tue Mar 7 Discussion section: quiz #1
Week 6 (Mon Mar 13)
LE GRAND VOYAGE (dir. Ismaël Ferroukhi, France/ Morocco, 108 min, in Arabic & French w/English subtitles)
Week 7 (Mon Mar 20)
SPRING RECESS: no classes
Week 8 (Mon Mar 27)
HENRI LANGLOIS: PHANTOM OF THE CINÉMATHÈQUE (dir. Jacques Richard, France, 2005, 128 min, in French w/English subtitles)
Week 9 (Mon Apr 3)
THE PIANIST (dir. Roman Polanski, France/UK/Poland/Germany, 2002, 148 min)
Week 10 (Mon Apr 10)
ANOTHER ROAD HOME (dir. Danae Elon, USA, 2004, 79 min, in English & Arabic w/English subtitles)
Tue Apr 11 Discussion section: Quiz #2
Week 11 (Mon Apr 17)
Holiday: PATRIOTS’ DAY-- no lecture/screening; individual conferences with instructor to be scheduled during discussion sections
Week 12 (Mon Apr 24)
THE BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY (dir. Hans Petter Moland, USA/Norway, 2004, 125 min, in English, Cantonese, Mandarin & Vietnamese w/English subtitles)
Week 13 (Mon May 1)
LE MALENTENDU COLONIAL/THE COLONIAL MISUNDERSTANDING (dir. Jean-Marie Teno, 2004, France/Germany/Cameroon, 78min, in French w/English subtitles)
Week 14 (Mon May 8)
ROMÁNTICO (dir. Mark Becker, USA, 2004, 80 min)
Week 15 (Mon May 15)
(last class) FAVELA RISING (dir. Jeff Zimbalist, Matt Mochary, Brazil/ USA, 2005, 78 min, Portuguese w/English subtitles)
Mon. May 22 Final paper due at noon
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