HIS 220 - Film and History: Visions and Revisions of the Past

Institution:

Cedar Crest College

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Description:

From "Schindler’s List" to "Valkyrie," historically based films have been attracting big box office receipts. This course introduces students to the historical fiction film as a work of creative art and to the techniques filmmakers use to construct their "vision" of past events. Through critical analysis of several dramatic films that take historical events as their subjects, students learn that what they see on screen is not necessarily what happened, but rather what might have happened. Films studied include "The Leopard," "Burnt by the Sun," "Rosenstrasse," "1900,"and "Sunshine." For non-Honors students, permission of instructor required.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.cedarcrest.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 606-4666

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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