Film Noir

Open to students in the Theater School only. Not
open to BFA1 students.
A semester long exploration of the classic
Hollywood films that most consistently interest
contemporary audiences. A chance for deeper
immersion in Film Noir's nightscape of private
eyes, femme fatales, ironic dialogue, iconic
lighting, and existential fatalism. We will view
a feature film a week from Noir's classic period
- 1940-1957 - and discuss each in thematic and
visual detail. Notoriously difficult to define,
we will examine what makes a Film Noir a Film
Noir, using James Naremore's seminal book "More
Than Night" as our aesthetic guide. Students will
write three 5 page papers throughout the
semester. Open to all Theater School graduate
students and undergrads BFA 2 and above. Students
from the institute might be able to enroll
depending on whether Theater School students fill
all available slots.