FILM 302 - History of Film

5 credit hours

A survey of the history of narrative film from the beginnings in the late 19th century through the 1950s. The course will cover such major technical developments as sound and color, and national movements and film styles such as Italian Neo-Realism, and Film Noir. The films to be studied may include such pivotal works as The Gold Rush, Birth of a Nation, Bicycle Thieves, The Maltese Falcon, and Citizen Kane.