Universität Wien

135054 PS Social History of Literature (PS): Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni. (2019W)

Theory and History of the Starsystem

Continuous assessment of course work

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max. 30 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Tuesday 08.10. 16:00 - 17:30 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday 15.10. 16:00 - 17:30 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday 22.10. 16:00 - 17:30 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday 29.10. 16:00 - 17:30 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday 05.11. 16:00 - 17:30 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday 12.11. 16:00 - 17:30 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday 19.11. 16:00 - 17:30 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday 26.11. 16:00 - 17:30 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday 03.12. 16:00 - 17:30 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday 10.12. 16:00 - 17:30 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday 17.12. 16:00 - 17:30 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday 17.12. 18:00 - 20:00 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
Tuesday 07.01. 16:00 - 17:30 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday 14.01. 16:00 - 17:30 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday 21.01. 16:00 - 17:30 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday 28.01. 16:00 - 17:30 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Topics and task:
As early as 1938, Béla Balázs wrote the following important statement in his essay On the Philosophy of Art of the Film: "The camera identifies us not only spatially but also emotionally with the characters of the film." Rakkurs and physiognomy show us every expression, as it corresponds to the impression of the participant What he hates also seems ugly to us, and what pleases him seems to us beautiful. " It is exactly these identification dynamics that are so characteristic of the medium of cinema that are the ones that make the star system so interesting. Edgar Morin says the stars represent the new myths of modernity. These stars of cinema are like in antiquity on a level with heroes and gods. Christan Metz and Roland Dyer believe that within a collective discourse, the movie star takes many forms and becomes an intertextual paradigm in perpetual change. In the seminar, we will deal with the world-famous models of the Italian "divismo": Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni and with exactly these many exciting questions about the star system in the Cinema.
The seminar also provides for voluntary participation in the PÁZMÁNY FILM FESTIVAL - INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, (Budapest).
The objectives of the course can be summarized as follows:

a) Introduction to Film Theory and Film Analysis.
b) Introduction to the basic problem of the film star system based on film examples.
c) Introduction to the biography of Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni.
d) Filmography with Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni.

Assessment and permitted materials

A short presentation about the own seminar work, which has to be handed in at the end of the semester. Participation in discussions will be considered. When determining the semester grade, therefore, the participation, the presentation and the seminar paper on the topics of the list of references are taken into account.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

A short presentation about the own seminar work, which has to be handed in at the end of the semester. Participation in discussions will be considered. When determining the semester grade, therefore, the participation, the presentation and the seminar paper on the topics of the list of references are taken into account.

Examination topics

Reading list

Bibliography:
- Will be announced in the course.

Bibliography for film analysis :.

- Albersmeier Franz-Josef, Hrg., Texte zur Theorie des Films, Stuttgart, 1979
- Faulstich, Werner, Einführung in die Filmanalyse, Günter Narr Ver., Tübingen 1980.
- Krote, Helmut, Einführung in die Systematische Filmanalyse, (2. Aufl.) Berlin 2001
- James Monaco, Film Verstehen, Rowohlt T. Ver., (3. Auf.) Reinbek bei Hamburg 2001.

Association in the course directory

BA M5

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