JAPN0260A-F09
Kurosawa
Kurosawa
Kurosawa is internationally recognized as one of the great auteurs whose films continue to inspire directors around the world. In this course we will analyze Kurosawa's style and technique in over a dozen films from the 1940s to the 1990s, including Seven Samurai, Ikiru, Ran, and Kagemusha. We will examine Kurosawa's relationship to the Hollywood Western and to filmmakers Clint Eastwood, Stephen Spielberg, and George Lucas. We will give special attention to the moral questions Kurosawa raises in films about ancient warriors, small-time gangsters, everyday men and women, and Shakespearian heroes. 3 hrs. lect./ 3 hrs. screen.
Kurosawa is internationally recognized as one of the great auteurs whose films continue to inspire directors around the world. In this course we will analyze Kurosawa's style and technique in over a dozen films from the 1940s to the 1990s, including Seven Samurai, Ikiru, Ran, and Kagemusha. We will examine Kurosawa's relationship to the Hollywood Western and to filmmakers Clint Eastwood, Stephen Spielberg, and George Lucas. We will give special attention to the moral questions Kurosawa raises in films about ancient warriors, small-time gangsters, everyday men and women, and Shakespearian heroes. 3 hrs. lect./ 3 hrs. screen.
- Term:
- Fall 2009
- Location:
- Axinn Center 103(AXN 103)
- Schedule:
- 3:00pm-4:15pm on Tuesday, Thursday at AXN 103 (Sep 7, 2009 to Dec 4, 2009)
7:30pm-10:25pm on Tuesday at SDL 110 (Sep 7, 2009 to Dec 4, 2009) - Type:
- Lecture
- Instructors:
- Carole Cavanaugh
- Subject:
- Japanese
- Department:
- Japanese Studies
- Division:
- Languages
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- AAL ART
- Levels:
- Undergraduate
- Cross-Listed As:
- FMMC0260A-F09
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 92674
- Subject Code:
- JAPN
- Course Number:
- 0260
- Section Identifier:
- A