Writing Across Cultures

Italian Filmmakers Victorio De Sico The Bicycle Thief Umberto D (explanation/trailer) Umberto D. Michelangelo Antonioni (1912- 2007) • Blow Up (clip or trailer) • L'Eclipse • L’Avventura • Bergman speaks about Antonioni Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922 – 1975) • Pasolini the Filmmaker (part one; you can view the other two parts to this documentary on the sidebar) • Il Decameron • Oedipus Rex • Salo Federico Fellini Federico Fellini documentary clip . 8 1/2 Amarcord Satyricon Pietro Germi (1914 – 1974) • Divorce, Italian Style Horror Directors (you may pick any sample/trailers from these directors) CAUTION (graphic violence): • Dario Argento (1940 - present) • Mario Bava (1914 – 1980) • Lucio Fulci (1927 – 1996) Animation: Bruno Bozzetto (1938 – present) • Allegro Non Tropo: Valse Triste Please complete the viewing and worksheet with notes for Wednesday.

The Islands: Caribbean literature (an overview) Jamaica (click here for Jamaican culture and poetry .) The History of Haiti Haitian Arts & Literature Haitian Folklore, Riddles, Aphorisms

There's no easy way to boil down over a hundred years of British films, directors, and entertainment. Instead, I'll pull a few bits and pieces together that you may find interesting. Alfred Hitchcock: before he emigrated to America, Hitchcock cut his teeth in several well directed British suspense and mystery films. Here are a few clips of his best. The Man Who Knew Too Much (the entire film) The 39 Steps (1935) http://www.hulu.com/watch/63050/ the-lady-vanishes (1948) (the entire film) Shlocky Horror in Hammer Studios through the 1950-1970's (most starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee): The Horror of Dracula (1957) The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) The Mummy (1959) The Gorgon (1964) The Plague of the Zombies (1966) And many more, here's a tribute . James Bond: 007. Before there was Austin Powers, there was the man himself, 007. Based on Ian Fleming's spy thrillers, Sean Connery was perhaps the most popular and original James Bond. Dr. N...

Please read and respond to any of the contemporary/realist works in the packet provided in class. Your response should be: 2-3 pages (double spaced) and either discuss your experience reading one of the stories or poems (please include research concerning the issue, topic, or author). Due Friday, May 14. A response examines an issue, brings up an important observation, says something about society or human culture. Your task is to reflect in some creative way on some element of what you are reading.

Please read the article on the French New Wave. Please watch and comment on the following clips/films regarding French cinema (due Monday). Feel free to use any of these ideas for your own short film projects. The French have greatly influenced the invention and continuation of film and the film industry. From the Lumiere Brothers, George Melies, and the Pathe Frere company, French culture impacted the progression of the film industry. Compared to Hollywood films, French films are known for their slower pace, their character development, and, of course, the occasional bout of surrealism. Some critics account that Modern Film theory was born in France. The film makers Jean-Luc Godard, Francois Truffaut, and Andre Bazin, Robert Bresson made films that would be termed the French New Wave. The French New Wave influenced American cinema through the 1960's and beyond. Godard : Breathless (1960) Truffaut: The 400 Blows (1959) Robert Bresson's Lancelot du Lac (1974) - the p...