Postgraduate Course: Cinema Auteurs 2 (CLLC11044)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Using the much-debated concepts of the auteur and authorship in cinema as its springboard, Cinema Auteurs 2 will focus on the work of a number of important directors who have developed distinct film styles. The course will not be limited to European film, allowing for the comparative analysis of the work of European and non-European filmmakers. Key topics to be discussed in the course of the programme include: the usefulness or obsolescence of the concept of individual authorship in cinema considered in the context of changing cultural, socio-historical and filmmaking practices; cinema as both a highly collaborative art and activity and a means of individual artistic expression; the role of gender, sexuality and politics in considering issues of authorship; and the differences between mainstream and art house film directors. |
| Course description |
The course is delivered through one two hour seminar and one film screening per week.
Below is the 2019/20 edition - the syllabus is refreshed each year.
Week 1 - Satyajit Ray
Charulata (1964) 117 minutes
Pather Panchali (1955) 126 minutes
Week 2 - Agnès Varda
La Pointe courte (1954) 86 minutes
Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962) 90 minutes
Week 3 Agnès Varda
The Gleaners and I (2000) 86 minutes
The Beaches of Agnès (2008) 110 minutes
Week 4 - Joseph Losey
Accident (1967) 105 minutes
Modesty Blaise (1966) 119 minutes
Week 5 - Ken Russell
Mahler (1974) 115 minutes
The Devils (1971) 111 minutes
Week 6 - Lina Wertmüller
Seven Beauties (1975) 110 minutes
Swept Away (1974) 93 minutes
Week 7 - Theo Angelopoulos
Days of 36 (1972) 110 minutes
The Traveling Players (1975) 230 minutes
Week 8 - Mel Brooks
High Anxiety (1977) 95 minutes
The Producers (1967) 90 minutes
Week 9 - Jia Zhangke
Still Life (2006) 101 minutes
A Touch of Sin (2013) 143 minutes
Week 10 - Lynne Ramsay
You Were Never Really Here (2017) 84 minutes
Morvern Callar (2002) 97 minutes
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2021/22, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 25 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 40,
Formative Assessment Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
133 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
4 x 500-word journal entries
1 x 3000-word essay
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| Feedback |
Students will discuss their essay topics with the relevant lecturer and will receive written feedback on their final essay. Students will receive comments on their presentations. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate familiarity with the work of a selection of filmmakers.
- Conduct in-depth critical analysis and comparative studies of a body of works in relation to current theoretical debates.
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Reading List
* C. Paul Sellors. (2011). Film Authorship: Auteurs and Other Myths. New York: Columbia University Press.
* Caughie, John (Ed.). (1981). Theories of Authorship: A Reader (Vol. British Film Institute Readers in Film Studies). London: Routledge & Kegan Paul in association with the British Film Institute.
* Gerstner, David A. and Staiger, Janet. (2003). Authorship and Film (Vol. AFI film readers). New York: Routledge.
* Grant, Barry Keith (Ed.) (2008). Auteurs and Authorship: A Film Reader. Malden, MA: Blackwell.
* Wollen, Peter. (1998). Signs and Meaning in the Cinema. London: BFI. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | CA2 |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Pasquale Iannone
Tel:
Email: |
Course secretary | Ms Ashley Stein
Tel: (0131 6)50 4465
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