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History of Italian Cinema

Pasquale IACCIO History of Italian Cinema

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DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
EQF7
THEATRE AND MEDIA STUDIES
2018/2019

YEAR OF COURSE 2
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2016
PRIMO SEMESTRE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
945LESSONS
PASQUALE IACCIO T Curriculum
Objectives
THE AIM OF THE COURSE IS TO PROVIDE ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE OF THE HISTORY OF ITALIAN CINEMA, AS WELL AS CRITICAL AND CONCEPTUALISING SKILLS TO BE USED IN THE FIELD OF PUBLISHING INDUSTRY, AND IN THE PRODUCTION AND ORGANIZATION OF CINEMATOGRAPHY.
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
STUDENTS WILL ACQUIRE A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORLD OF ITALIAN CINEMA IN RELATION TO CONTEMPORARY HISTORY AND OTHER SOCIAL SCIENCES. STUDENTS WILL ACQUIRE A KNOWLEDGE OF THE HISTORY OF ITALIAN CINEMA FROM ITS ORIGINS TO PRESENT DAY, IN BOTH THE FIELD OF FICTION AND OF DOCUMENTARY FILM. THEY WILL ALSO ACQUIRE A METHODOLOGY THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO ANALYSE THE MOVIE TEXTS.
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
STUDENTS WILL IMPROVE THEIR SENSITIVITY AND CRITICAL SKILLS. THEY WILL LEARN HOW TO ANALYSE CINEMATIC GENRES AND WORKS, AND TO RECOGNIZE THE POETICS OF THE VARIOUS AUTHORS.
Prerequisites
A BROAD KNOWLEDGE OF ITALIAN AND FOREIGN CINEMA ALONG ALL ITS HISTORY, TOGETHER WITH A FAMILIARITY WITH THE HISTORY OF THE 20TH CENTURY, TO PLACE IN A CLEAR AND WELL-DEFINED CONTEXT GENRES, AUTHORS AND WORKS THAT WILL BE COVERED DURING THE COURSE

Contents
FILM IS A FORM OF COMUNICATION AND SOMETIMES OF AN ART, THAT HAS CHARACTERIZED THE 20TH CENTURY AND THE EARLY YEARS OF THIS CENTURY. FROM THE BEGINNING IT HAS HAD COLSE CONTACTS WITH HISTORICAL SOCIAL AND CULTURAL MOVEMENTS IN TURN INFLUENCING AND CONTAMINATING THEM. THE COURSE AIMS AIMS TO ILLUSTRATE ITALIAN CINEMA CHARACTERISTICS WITH LECTURES, PROJECTION OF AUDIOVISUAL MATERIAL, ANALYSIS OF TEXTS
Teaching Methods
THE COURSE FOCUSES ON THE COMBINATION OF SEVERAL COMPONENTS: THE HISTORICAL-CRITICAL CLASS, THE VISUAL PROJECTIONS, WITH RELATED ANALYSIS AND COMMENTS, THE STUDY OF TEXTS ADOPTED, THE MEETING WITH SOME OF THE PROTAGONISTS OF ITALIAN CINEMA AS GUESTS OF THE SALERNO UNIVERSITY.
Verification of learning
By means of an oral discussion of the exam bibliography and the course contents, the exam will assess the students’ knowledge of authors, works and issues related to the history of Italian cinema, as well as their ability to clearly and correctly express what they have learnt.
Texts
9 CFU 45 H
1)PASQUALE IACCIO, IL DOCUMENTARIO TRA MITO STEREOTIPI E REALTÀ IN P. IACCIO (A CURA DI), L’ALBA DEL CINEMA IN CAMPANIA. DALLE ORIGINI ALLA GRANDE GUERRA (1895-1918), LIGUORI, NAPOLI 2010, (DA P. 3 A P.98).
2)P. IACCIO, (A CURA DI), NAPOLI D’ALTRI TEMPI. LA CAMPANIA DAL CINEMA MUTO A “PAISÀ” (PREFAZIONE DI CARLO LIZZANI), LIGUORI EDITORE, NAPOLI 2014, (DA P. 223 A P. 365).
3)PASQUALE IACCIO-MARIA BEATRICE COZZI SCARPETTA (A CURA DI), PIONIERI DEL CINEMA NAPOLETANO. LE SCENEGGIATURE DI VINCENZO E I FILM PERDUTI DI EDUARDO SCARPETTA, LIGUORI, NAPOLI 2016.
4)A TEXT, TO BE CHOSEN AMONG THE FOLLOWING:
•P. IACCIO-M. MENICHETTI (A CURA DI), L’ANTICO AL CINEMA, LIGUORI, NAPOLI 2009.
•CARLO MONTARIELLO, LA “NAPOLI MILIONARIA” DI EDUARDO DE FILIPPO. DALLA REALTÀ ALL’ARTE SENZA SOLUZIONE DI CONTINUITÀ, LIGUORI, NAPOLI 2006.
•P. IACCIO (A CURA DI), “LA VILLEGGIATURA” DI MARCO LETO. UN FILM SUL CONFINO FASCISTA, LIGUORI, NAPOLI 2017.
5)VISION OF A CERTAIN NUMBER OF FILMS CHOSEN BY THE STUDENT
- THE ATTENDING STUDENTS MAY INCLUDE 20 MOVIES, AMONG THE WORKS PRESENTED AND ANALYZED DURING THE COURSE OR THOSE PERFORMED IN SIDE EVENTS AT THE SALERNO UNIVERSITY.
- THE NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS SHOULD CHOSE 30 MOVIES AMONG THE MOST CITED WORKS IN THE TEXTS ADOPTED


6 CFU 30 H
1.PASQUALE IACCIO, IL DOCUMENTARIO TRA MITO STEREOTIPI E REALTÀ IN P. IACCIO (A CURA DI), L’ALBA DEL CINEMA IN CAMPANIA. DALLE ORIGINI ALLA GRANDE GUERRA (1895-1918), LIGUORI, NAPOLI 2010, (DA P. 3 A P.98).
2.P. IACCIO, (A CURA DI), NAPOLI D’ALTRI TEMPI. LA CAMPANIA DAL CINEMA MUTO A “PAISÀ” (PREFAZIONE DI CARLO LIZZANI), LIGUORI EDITORE, NAPOLI 2014, (DA P. 223 A P. 365).
3.PASQUALE IACCIO-MARIA BEATRICE COZZI SCARPETTA (A CURA DI), PIONIERI DEL CINEMA NAPOLETANO. LE SCENEGGIATURE DI VINCENZO E I FILM PERDUTI DI EDUARDO SCARPETTA, LIGUORI, NAPOLI 2016.
4.VISION OF A CERTAIN NUMBER OF FILMS CHOSEN BY THE STUDENT
- THE ATTENDING STUDENTS MAY INCLUDE 20 MOVIES, AMONG THE WORKS PRESENTED AND ANALYZED DURING THE COURSE OR THOSE PERFORMED IN SIDE EVENTS AT THE SALERNO UNIVERSITY.
- THE NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS SHOULD CHOSE 30 MOVIES AMONG THE MOST CITED WORKS IN THE TEXTS ADOPTED
More Information
IT IS ADVISABLE FOR STUDENTS TO ATTEND THE COURSE REGULARLY AND, IF POSSIBLE, CARRY ON A SMALL INDEPENDENT RESEARCH UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE TEACHER. THIS ROUTE IS ALSO USEFUL IN VIEW OF A POSSIBLE GRADUATION THESIS WORK. IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED TO USE THE PRINTED TEXTS, AND NOT TO RESORT TO PHOTOCOPYING OR OTHER MAKESHIFT SUBSTITUTES. STUDENTS ARE REMINDED THAT ALL BOOKS ADOPTED, AS WITH PREVIOUS COURSES, ARE PRESENT IN THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY.
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