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FMMC0238A-S10

Film Noir

Film Noir
A series of urban crime films and melodramas made in Hollywood between 1940-1960, but concentrated in the decade immediately after World War II, have been understood by critics to constitute the movement of film noir. This course will study prominent films from this group as well as contemporary films influenced by them, and the critical literature they have elicited in order to understand the cultural sources, the stylistic attributes, the social significance, and the long-term influence attributed to film noir. 3 hrs. lect./3 hrs. screen. (FMMC 0101 or FMMC 0102)
Course Reference Number (CRN):
22580
Subject Code:
FMMC
Course Number:
0238
Section Identifier:
A

Course

FMMC 0238

All Sections in Spring 2010

Spring 2010

FMMC0238A-S10 Lecture (Grindon)