Latin American Film of the 2000s

Entrance Card: Compare The Caveman's Valentine and Away from Her. On your card, list at least five things these two films have in common and explain briefly why you think they share these similarities.


Discuss


A. Overview of chapters 23 and 24, Cinema of Latin America 


B. Clips from a variety of Latin American films:
1) Amores Perros (Mexico, Alejandro Gonalez Inarrita, 2000), 


2) Live-In Maid (Argentina, Jorge Gaggero, 2004), 


3) Silent Light (Mexico, Carlos Reygadas, 2007, 


4) Lake Tahoe (Mexico, Fernando Eimbcke, 2008), 


5) The Maid (Chile, Sebastian Silva, 2009). 


In groups, discuss what the powerpoint and film clips reveal about Latin American films of the period. 


Argentine Film video from German Film Festival: http://youtu.be/pIhfvlv9sH4


Film Screening: The Swamp (Argentina, Lucrecia Martel, 2001)


Assignment: Read chapter 2, Indiewood, USA and find and read an essay on one of next week’s films and prepare for EC.

Wrap up the 90s, Peer Review, Midterm Overview

22/23 Peer review and conferencing, Paper I. 


Wrap up the 1990s. Indiewood in Hollywood + 


American Beauty (U.S., Sam Mendes, 1999), 


Three Kings (U.S., David O. Russell, 1999), 


Central Station (Brazil, 1998), and 


Red Violin (Canada, Francois Girard, 1998). Midterm Overview.


Thursday Film Screening: Four Little Girls (Spike Lee, 1997)


Assignment: Revise Paper I (turn in draft, peer review, and final draft)
and Prepare for Midterm
Remember:  Film Log due after midterm.

Indiewood, Paper I Draft, Midterm Overview

From Syllabus:

22/23 Peer review and conferencing, Paper I. 


Wrap up the 1990s. American Beauty (U.S., Sam Mendes, 1999), Three Kings (U.S., David O. Russell, 1999), Spike Lee, Central Station (Brazil, 1998), and Red Violin (Canada, Francois Girard, 1998). Midterm Overview.


Assignment: Revise Paper I and read chapter 1, Indiewood USA and course packet selections. 


Film Log due after midterm.


Film Screening: Four Little Girls (Spike Lee, 1997)

Latin American Film of the 1990s

1990s Latin American Cinema

A. Entrance Card: Number off, 1 and 2. The "ones" will respond to chapter 21, The Beginning and the End. The "twos" will respond to chapter 22, Foreign Land. 


Ones: Summarize the film, The Beginning and the End.


Twos: Summarize the film, Foreign Land.


B. In two groups ("ones" and "twos") go through your assigned chapter and outline the main points analyzed by your chapter's author.


C. Report your findings to the rest of the class   


D. Class Wiki: Overview of Latin America and films of the 1990s.


From Syllabus:


Latin American Films of the 1990s: 


clips from Like Water for Chocolate (Mexico, Alfonso Arau, 1992), 


Strawberry and Chocolate (Cuba, Tomas Gutlerrez and Carlos Tabio, 1993),


The Beginning and the End (Mexico, Arturo Ripstein, 1993), 


and Foreign Land (Brazil, Walter Salles and Daniella Thomas, 1996)




Assignment: Read chapter 11, Film Art and chapter 4, Indiewood USA. 
Note: Complete draft of paper I for next week.



Film Screening on Thursday: Cronos (Guillermo del Toro, 1993) Entrance Card.

Canadian Cinema of the 1990s

A. Entrance Card: Name the three "pillars" or "experiences" of Canadian film talked about in the introduction read for class. What do these three have in common, according to the reading? Name at least one element.

B. Discuss Paris is Burning


C. Watch short film on Canadian film from earlier Wiki page.

D. Discuss Canadian film of the 1990s--see Wiki page.

From Syllabus:

8/9 Canadian Films of the 1990s: 


clips from Pump up the Volume (Allan Moyle, 1990), 


Black Robe(Sandy Wilson, 1991), 


Crash (1996, David Cronenberg), 


and The Sweet Hereafter (Atom Egoyan, 1997)




 Entrance Card

Assignment: Read “The Beginning and the End” and “Foreign Land” in Cinema of Latin America for next week and prepare for EC.



Note: Draft of Paper I due on February 22




Thursday Film Screening: Fire (Deepa Mehta, 1996) 

Indiewood in the 1990s

A. Entrance Card:


Based on the reading, explain Fordism and post-Fordism in relation to independent and Indiewood film. On the back of your card, write down terminology you're unfamiliar with.
 
Discuss in Groups.


List events from 1990s. 


B. The Official Story Discussion


C. Postmodernism? 


See Wiki


C. Exploration of 1990s US Indie/Indiewood Films 


From Syllabus:


1990s Film, History, and Culture in the Americas

1/ 2 U.S. Indiewood Films of the 1990s: 


clips from Daughters of the Dust (Julie Dash, 1991), 


Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994), 


Welcome to the Dollhouse (Todd Solondz, 1996), 


Eve’s Bayou (Kasi Lemmons, 1997) Entrance Card.


Film Screening: Paris is Burning (Jennie Livingston, 1990)


Assignment: Read course packet articles on 1990s Canadian cinema for next week and prepare for entrance card.