LS 671 - Surrealism and Cinema

(3.00 cr.)

Participants learn about surrealists, European artists of the 1920s, and their fascination with the magical medium of film. Old surrealist films are screened, such as Andalusian Dog by Salvador Dali and Luis Buñuel, as well as more modern films with surrealist themes, such as Altered States by Ken Russell and Naked Lunch by David Cronenberg. Through these screenings, text readings, papers, and class discussion, participants learn how to interpret surrealist symbols that appear in many films. (Seminar format)