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PRELIMINARY COURSE SYLLABUS

Quarter: Fall 2018 Course Title: The History of Cinema Told Through Great : 1969-1979 Course Code: FLM 132 Instructor: Crow

Course Summary:

*Please see course page for full description and additional details.

Note: Please watch the films the class session that week. They can be purchased or rented via YouTube Movies or Amazon, and some might be on services such as Hulu or Netflix. Typically, if you do a Google search for a title, it will display the various streaming options available.

Grade Options and Requirements: • No Grade Requested (NGR) o This is the default option. No work will be required; no credit shall be received; no proof of attendance can be provided. • Credit/No Credit (CR/NC) o Students must attend at least 80% of class sessions. • Letter Grade (A, B, C, D, No Pass) o Students must attend at least 80% of class sessions, and complete a final written paper (to be discussed further in class).

*Please Note: If you require proof that you completed a Continuing Studies course for any reason (for example, employer reimbursement), you must choose either the Letter Grade or Credit/No Credit option. Courses taken for NGR will not appear on official transcripts or grade reports.

Tentative Weekly Outline:

Week 1 Introduction: The Rise of

•The and the Rise of New Hollywood WATCH: The Last Picture Show (1971) Clips: Breathless (1960), Easy Rider (1969)

Please contact the Stanford Continuing Studies office with any questions 365 Lasuen St., Stanford, CA 94305 [email protected] 650-725-2650 PRELIMINARY COURSE SYLLABUS

Week 2 New Hollywood: Francis Ford Coppola WATCH: The Godfather (1972) Clips: Apocalypse Now (1979)

Week 3 New Hollywood: WATCH: Nashville (1975) Clips: MASH (1970), The Long Goodbye (1973)

Week 4 New Hollywood:

Clips: Mean Streets (1973), Raging Bull (1980) WATCH: Taxi Driver (1976)

Week 5 Soviet Filmmakers: WATCH: Stalker (1979) Clips: (1972), The Mirror (1975)

Week 6 New German Cinema: Fassbender, and Herzog WATCH: Aguirre, Wraith of God (1972) Clips: The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant (1972)

Week 7 Chinese Cinema WATCH: Touch of Zen (1971) Clips: Dragon Inn (1967), Enter the Dragon (1973)

Please contact the Stanford Continuing Studies office with any questions 365 Lasuen St., Stanford, CA 94305 [email protected] 650-725-2650 PRELIMINARY COURSE SYLLABUS

Week 8 The Rise of the Blockbuster and the End of New Hollywood WATCH: Jaws (1975) Clips: Star Wars (1977), One from the Heart (1981)

Please contact the Stanford Continuing Studies office with any questions 365 Lasuen St., Stanford, CA 94305 [email protected] 650-725-2650