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FMMC 0239

Cinema of Alfred Hitchcock

The Cinema of Alfred Hitchcock
We will watch about 20 of Hitchcock’s films with an eye toward understanding why contemporary film directors consider his films exemplary of the greatest cinematic artistry: Hitchcock always finds new ways of telling a story visually by the way he uses his camera, especially the subjective camera. We will learn his rules for cinema, such as “the bigger the emotion the bigger the close-up.” We will also define his recurring themes, images, and motifs, such as obsessive love, the wrong man, dangling over the abyss, and a man and a woman saving one another by clasping hands. Among the films we will analyze are his masterpieces, Rear Window, Vertigo, North by Northwest, and Psycho. 3 hrs. lect./disc./screening
Subject:
Film & Media Culture
Department:
Film & Media Culture
Division:
Arts
Requirements Fulfilled:
AMR ART NOR
Equivalent Courses:
ENAM 0239 *
ENGL 0239

Sections

Fall 2017

FMMC0239A-F17 Lecture (Bertolini)
FMMC0239Y-F17 Discussion (Bertolini)
FMMC0239Z-F17 Discussion (Bertolini)

Spring 2015

FMMC0239A-S15 Lecture (Bertolini)
FMMC0239Y-S15 Discussion (Bertolini)
FMMC0239Z-S15 Discussion (Bertolini)

Fall 2011

FMMC0239A-F11 Lecture (Bertolini)
FMMC0239Y-F11 Discussion (Bertolini)
FMMC0239Z-F11 Discussion (Bertolini)

Fall 2007

FMMC0239A-F07 Lecture (Bertolini)
FMMC0239B-F07 Lecture (Bertolini)

Spring 2004

FMMC0239A-S04 Lecture (Bertolini)
FMMC0239B-S04 Lecture (Bertolini)