Film Studies 370CN - Catastrophe in Italian Cinema

In this course, we will look at contemporary Italy through the cinema of, among others, Rossellini, De Sica, Visconti, Pasolini, Fellini, Antonioni, the Taviani Brothers and Sorrentino. We will discuss Italian cinema masters' interpretation of the social and political development of modern and contemporary Italy, focusing on the resistance against catastrophe and disempowerment: from post-war rebirth to the contemporary migration crisis and rise of political populism.