Tom Whalen          
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HS: Filme für Künstler /The Body Betrayed, Transformed, Divine: Corporeality in the Films of Orson Welles, David Cronenberg, and David Lynch
Summer Semester 2015
Art: Seminar (conducted in English)
Ort + Zeit: Neubau II, Raum 2.08, Fr 13:30-17:00 Uhr

 

 


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Kurzbeschreibung:
Screenings and close readings of films by Orson Welles, David Cronenberg, and David Lynch relating to issues of the body. Emphasis will be placed on the formal elements specific to the films and their themes.

 

I.David Cronenberg and the Body Transformed

April 17 Videodrome – David Cronenberg (1983) 89’

April 24 The Fly –Cronenberg (1986) 92’

May 8 Dead Ringers – Cronenberg (1988) 115’

May 15 M. Butterfly – Cronenberg (1993) 97’

May 22 Rabid – David Cronenberg (1977) 86’

May 29 Map to the Stars – Cronenberg (2014) 107’

 

II. David Lynch and the Body Divine

June 5 The Elephant Man – Lynch (1980) 118’

June 12 Fire Walk with Me – Lynch (1992) 129’

June 19 Mulholland Drive – Lynch (2001) 141’

 

III. Orson Welles and the Body Betrayed

June 26 Touch of Evil – Welles (1958) 106’

July 3 Chimes at Midnight (1965) 112’

July 10 Referate

July 17 SUMMER EXHIBTION


 

Teilnahmebedingungen:
To obtain credit for the course, students need to give a presentation and/or write a critical paper. Non-credit students are welcome at any of the screenings and discussions.