Fall 2024 Film UN2294 section 001

WORLD CINEMA: LATIN AMERICA

WORLD CINEMA: LATIN AMERI

Call Number 18683
Day & Time
Location
F 10:10am-1:45pm
511 Dodge Hall
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Elizabeth Ramirez Soto
Type LECTURE
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

An overview of the major developments in the art and industry of cinema in Latin America, ranging from its earliest days to the most recent works of the digital era. The interaction of Latin American filmmakers with international movements such as neorealism, modernism, cinema vérité, and postmodernism will be addressed. Among the filmmakers to be studied are Luis Buñuel, Glauber Rocha, Raúl Ruiz and Lucrecia Martel. Students will discover the major industrial tends as well as artistic currents that have defined Latin American cinema, as well as have the chance to analyze a number of key works both in terms of their varying approaches to filmmaking as well as their resonance with political/social/historical issues.

Web Site Vergil
Department Film
Enrollment 54 students (55 max) as of 5:06PM Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Subject Film
Number UN2294
Section 001
Division Interfaculty
Open To Barnard College, Columbia College, Engineering:Undergraduate, Global Programs, General Studies, Professional Studies
Fee $75 Film Course Fee
Note Corequisite FILM 2295 Discussion Section
Section key 20243FILM2294W001