The Theatricality of film: readings
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Jörg Dünne, Ludwig Maximilians Universität
Students will have access to a course pack with the texts under discussion. Films will be viewed in class. For Introductory Reading: - Knopf, Robert (2004) (ed.): Theater and Film: A Comparative Anthology. New Haven/London: Yale UP
Films: - Almodóvar, Pedro: All about my mother (Sp, Todo sobre mi madre, 1999) DVD 2000 (Pathe).
- Bergman, Ingmar: Persona, (Swe, 1966) DVD 2003 (Tartan).
- Fellini, Federico: La strada (I, 1954). DVD 2003 (Criterion Collection).
- Lubitsch, Ernst: To be or not not be (USA, 1942). DVD 2005 (Warner).
- Renoir, Jean: La règle du jeu (F, 1939). DVD 2004 (Criterion Collection).
- Rivette, Jacques: Paris nous appartient (F, 1960) (BFI).
- von Trier, Lars: Dogville (Dk, 2003) DVD 2004 (Icon).
Works of Reference: - Bazin, André (1992): What is Cinema? 2 vols. Berkeley: California UP.
- Bordwell, David (2005): Figures Traced in Light. On Cinematic Staging. Berkeley: California UP.
- Bordwell, David/Thompson, Kristin (51997): Film Art – An Introduction. New York: McGraw Hill.
- Braudy, Leo/Cohen, Marshall (1999): Film Theory and Criticism. Introductory Readings. New York/Oxford: Oxford UP.
- Crary, John (1992): Techniques of the Observer. Cambridge: MIT Press.
Further Works of Reference (in German): - Lommel. Michael (2004) (ed.): Französische Theaterfilme – zwischen Surrealismus und Existentialismus. Bielefeld : Transcript.
- Lommel, Michael (2004) (ed.): Theater und Schaulust im aktuellen Film. Bielefeld : Transcript.
- Lommel, Michael (2003) (ed.): Jean Renoirs Theater/Filme. München : Fink.
- Roloff, Volker / Scarlett Winter (2000) (eds.): Theater und Kino in der Zeit der Nouvelle Vague. Tübingen: Stauffenburg.
