Ramapo College of New Jersey World Cinema Movements Discussion

I don’t understand this Film question and need help to study.

– 1 paragraph analyzing anything you find noteworthy about the weekly screening (full-length film). If you wish to write additional analysis to include one or more of the weekly clips, that’s great.

screening: Bicycle Thieves (Links to an external site.) (1948, Vittorio De Sica)

clips: Rome: Open City (Links to an external site.) – 1945

– 1 paragraph with analysis of the week’s readings – for example, you could elaborate on a concept you found interesting or argue against a concept in the readings.

Reading: “Bicycle Thief,” Andre Bazin (from What is Cinema? vol. 2)

– Do not summarize the lecture content, the readings, or the films’ plots. Write about things you can analyze. For example: you could write about how a film uses a visual storytelling device like subjective camera or editing. If you are ever struggling for an idea, begin with the leading questions on the worksheet. Avoid writing reviews; that is a whole other style of writing.