Saddleback College Emeritus Institute
Film as Literature/Eng 052x
COURSE OUTLINE AND FILM DATA - SUMMER 2013 THEME: “Our Voyage to Italy”
Summer 2013 (5/28/13 to 7/21/13)
Instructor: Karen Merced Willner
Ticket # 10625– 0 Units – 3 hr/wk.
Voice Mail: (949)582-4900x3155
Sea Country, Mondays 1-3:55pm
E-mail: kwillner@saddleback.edu
NOTE NEW BLOG: www.cinemakmw.wordpress.com
Course Description: Examination of film as a 20th and 21st century art form. Considers foreign and domestic cinema
with attention given to film in terms of archetype, myth, symbol, characterization, and plot. Open repeatability.
Student Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to: (1) Examine film as a 20th &
21st century art form; (2) Criticize foreign and domestic films; (3) Examine aesthetic categories of film; (4) Define the
literary development in modern times.
Student Resources: motion picture research resources include the following: Internet Resources: Internet Movie
Database – www.imdb.com; Turner Classic Movies – www.tcm.com; Roger Ebert pages - www.rogerebert.com;
Video & DVD Resources – rental & purchase: Orange County Public Libraries, Newport Beach Public Libraries,
Netflix.com, Blockbuster.com, Amazon.com, Barnes&Noble.com, TCM.com shopping pages.
Textbook/Required Reading: no required reading *Students are encouraged to read, follow, and comment on the
instructor’s blog at www.cinemakmw.wordpress.com
Recommended Supplies: Paper and writing supplies.
CLASS CANCELLATION NOTIFICATION POLICY: If a class is cancelled, a sign will be posted at the site. No
phone calls can be made to individual students. Confirmation of class meetings will be made every Monday on the
instructor’s voice mail greeting-949.582.4900x3155. When possible, e-mails may be sent.
E-MAIL - If you have email, please do the following immediately: Send a message to kwillner@saddleback.edu.
Subject should be SUMMER 2013. I will add your email to group messages regarding our classes. Otherwise, group
messages will be sent to your Saddleback student email address.
CLASS ORGANIZATION-schedule may vary the first week and other times at the instructor’s discretion:
• 1-1:15+-: Attendance, school announcements, introduction of film
• 1:15-3:45: Film, comments, discussion (a 10-15 minute break at the closing credits of each film)
• 3:55pm: Class officially ends
Wk
Date
1.
2.
5/28
6/3
3.
6/10
4.
6/17
5.
6/24
6.
7/2
7.
7/9
8.
7/16
SCHEDULE OF FILMS
All films subject to availability. Last minute substitutions may be made.
Film (Director) Country/ Language/ Rated (NR =
Length
Year
Discussion Points
not rated)
(mns)
Memorial Day Holiday
No Classes held
Roman Holiday (William Wyler) US/English/
1953
118
Attendance; distribution of
Approved
Closed Captioned
syllabus; introduction of theme
Plein Soleil (René Clément) France/French-Italian1960
118
“get away to Italy” movies;
English/PG-13
English Subtitles
Enchanted April; Pane e tulipani;
Summertime
My Voyage to Italy (Martin Scorsese) US/English1999
123
Italian film industry history.
Italian/PG-13 - documentary
Closed Captioned & Subtitled
Yesterday Today and Tomorrow (Vittorio De Sica)
1963
120
De Sica, Loren, and Mastroianni;
Italy/Italian/NR
English Subtitles
Divorce Italian Style
Fellini: I’m a Born Liar (Damian Pettigrew) France2002
105
Italy-UK/Italian-French-English/R - documentary
Italian and French speakers are subtitled-some
Dolce Fellini: Fellini’s arc from
English is spoken which may not be captioned.
neo-realist to surrealist. Giulietta
La Dolce Vita (Frederico Fellini) Italy/Italian/NR
1960
174
Masina. De-codifying Fellini’s
flights of fantasy.
English Subtitles
Nine (Rob Marshall) US/English/PG-13
2009
109
Closed Captioned