AMI 129 - America Dreams, American Movies

Institution:

Duke University

Subject:

Arts of the Moving Image

Description:

A survey course in selected American films that create as well as reflect American national identity. Through lectures, weekly screenings and students¿ oral reports, we will study a dozen of the best-loved movies in our popular culture, from THE GOLD RUSH, KING KONG, and IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT to SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, THE GODFATHER and WALL-E . We will examine how these movies, their directors, and their stars, came to define American mythologies in the twentieth century and how they have collected over time iconic resonance. Attention as well to genre, form, technique, and Hollywood's history. Instructor: Malone/Torgovnick

Credits:

1.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.DUKE.EDU

Phone Number:

(919) 684-8111

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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