ITLN3679 - Filming Fiction: The Italian Experience

Semester 2, 2011  |  Credit Points: 6

Coordinator: Giorgia Alu
Phone: +61 2 9351 6894
Email: giorgia.alu@sydney.edu.au

Description

An examination of the relationship between Italian cinema and fiction. Do they speak a common language? Do they employ comparable techniques? Who copies whom? This unit investigates these and other questions by analysing the adaptation of selected contemporary Italian novels into film.

Assessments

class participation (10%), 1xoral presentation (equivalent to 1500wd) (20%), written assignments (equivalent to 2000wd) (30%), 1x2500wd final essay (40%)

Classes

1x1-hr lecture/week, 1x1-hr tutorial/week

Prerequisites

One of ITLN1612, ITLN1632, ITLN1102, ITLN1202, ITLN1302, HSC Italian Continuers or Beginners

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