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107-084 Surrealism and the Cinema: From Cartoons to Video Clips | |
Note | Formerly available as 111-258/358. Students who have completed 111-258/358 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Availability | 2nd and 3rd year |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
Coordinator | Assoc Prof Barbara Creed |
Prerequisites | Usually 12.5 points of first year Cinema Studies see Prerequisites |
Semester | Not Offered (view timetable) |
Contact | A 1-hour lecture, a 1-hour tutorial, and a 2-hour screening per week |
Subject Description | A study of the origins, aims and features of surrealist film-making from its beginnings in Dada to its contemporary manifestations in the films of Luis Bunuel and David Lynch. Topics will include: surrealist politics; surrealist art; the marvellous; Hollywood influences; mad love; theatre of cruelty and surrealist influences in comics, video clips and advertising. |
Assessment | Written work which may comprise class papers, essays or take-home examinations totalling 4000 words. |
Prescribed Texts | A subject reader will be available
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