Listed in: Asian Languages and Civilizations, as ASLC-34
Timothy J. Van Compernolle (Section 01)
(J) This course will investigate the Japanese film as a narrative art, as a formal construct, and as a participant in larger aesthetic and social contexts. In particular, the relationship between the individual and the mise-en-scène will be a major theme throughout the term. We will cover the first hundred years of Japanese cinema, from the very first film footage shot in Japan in 1897 through the golden age of studio cinema in the 1950s, to important independent filmmakers working today. We will cover silent films, talkies, and animation. The course includes the major genres of Japanese film and influential schools/movements. Students will also learn and get extensive practice using the vocabulary of the discipline of film studies. This course assumes no prior knowledge of Japan or Japanese, and all films have English subtitles. Limited to 20 students. Spring semester. Professor Van Compernollee.
Section 01
Tu 02:00 PM - 03:20 PM CHAP 205
Th 02:00 PM - 03:20 PM CHAP 205