Film as Literature

Catalog description

This course explores cinematic works as a form of literature, with an emphasis on the use of literary elements within the medium. Works will be drawn from a variety of genres, eras and cultures. The course will include a comparison of at least one work of film to the piece of traditional literature it was based on or drew from. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to interpret, analyze and respond to films as literary works and explain the relationship between films and traditional, text-based literature.