Il Cinema d'Autore: 1945-2025

In this course we will critically analyze films of great Italian directors from post-war Neorealism to the present. We will examine films by Roberto Rossellini, Vittorio De Sica, Federico Fellini, Michelangelo Antonioni, Lina Wertmüller, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Bernardo Bertolucci, and Marco Bellocchio. Students will deliver three presentations and write three essays that incorporate formal analyses after mastering film terminology and learning formal film critique. Taught in Italian. 3 hrs. sem. (ITAL0252)