SINEMA: SEVEN DEADLY SINS IN CINEMA AND STORY Coordinators: Sylvia Brill, Moya Duffy, Bob Gerace and Marianne Nelson Sin is making a comeback! Most of us have exchanged the language of the confessional for the language of the therapist’s couch. However, since 9/11 fundamental attitudes have grown in all religions. With this in mind, we explore the seven deadly sins as portrayed in nine films and six short stories. A coursepack includes the six short stories and articles pertinent to each film. The films are to be viewed and the stories read at home and then discussed in class. Bob has coordinated several literature and cinema study groups. Sylvia has coordinated several study groups. Moya has coordinated several film study groups. Marianne has coordinated several film and law study groups. Readings and other Required Materials: A coursepack contains the nine short stories and pertinent articles on the films. All films are available on one or more of the following: Netflix–Netflix Streaming–Amazon Streaming and The New York Public Library. * * * * * * * * Syllabus - A Work in Progress * * * * * * * * Sylvia, Marianne and Moya coordinate the films, and Bob coordinates the short stories. The coursepack includes: a Forward, Introduction to short stories, and a glossary of literary terms and film terminology; all of the short stories; academic articles (1 to 3) accompanying the films. Bob will email pertinent material concerning the short stories. Week One: "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner "Good Country People" by Flannery O’Connor Week Two The Leopard directed by Luchino Visconti Readings: "The Political Teaching of Lampedusa’s The Leopard" by Steven B. Smith Week Three Shadow of a Doubt directed by Alfred Hitchcock Readings: TBA Week Four Belle de Jour directed by Luis Bunuel Readings: TBA Week Five "Roman Fever" by Edith Wharton "Smokers" by Tobias Wolff Week Six The Conformist directed by Bernardo Bertolucci Readings: TBA Week Seven Chinatown directed by Roman Polanski Readings: TBA Week Eight Anatomy of a Murder directed by Otto Preminger Readings: TBA Week Nine "The Rocking- Horse Winner" by D.H. Lawrence "The Inherited Clock" by Elizabeth Bowen Week Ten Rules of the Game by Jean Renoir Readings: TBA Week Eleven The Searchers directed by John Ford Readings: TBA Week Twelve Deuxieme Souffle directed by Jean-Paul Melville Readings: TBA .