This course is cross listed with RUSS 320 (CRNs: 3906).Please register for the course you want to appear on your transcript. You can also submit a Crosslist Request Form at any time.
Catalog Description :
This course explores facets of the development of Russian film in its historical and cultural context. Topics may include: “The Golden Age of Soviet Film,” “The Cinema of Tarkovsky,” and “Film as Propaganda.” Taught in English. Russian majors and minors may participate in a two-unit tutorial in which discussions and some course readings will be in Russian.
Topic for
This course
Topic for Spring 2025: The Golden Age of Russian and Soviet Silent Film
PREREQUISITES: None
This course examines the beginning of film in Russia and the Soviet Union. Our survey will take us through the actuality films of Lumière and Pathe´, the literary adaptations and melodramas of the crepuscular Romanov Dynasty, the early attempts at a popular Soviet cinematography, and the heady experiments of the avant-garde. We will end with the close of the silent era and the dawn of the Stalinist musical.
Attributes: Cross-Listed Course, 200-399 Foundation/Gateway Crs
Term |
Spring Term 2025 |
Instructors |
Peter John Thomas |
Course |
FIST 320 |
Grade Mode |
Standard |
Title |
TOP: SOVIET SILENT FILM |
Final Exam |
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CRN |
3907 |
Status |
Active |
Class Time |
01:50 PM-03:00 PM MWF MAIN 404 |
Start-End Date |
Mar 31, 2025-Jun 11, 2025 |
Campus |
Appleton Main Campus |
Units |
6 |
Cross Listed as |
RUSS 320 |
Course materials |
View Book Information |
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Maximum |
Number registered |
Total Registered in Crosslisted Group |
Enrollment: |
Unlimited |
3 |
9 |
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