Critical Approaches to Film Directors: How 4 Immigrants Changed Hollywood

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Description (provisional) Breaking barriers of race and censorship, they excelled in every genre that they touched: dramas, westerns, musicals, thrillers, comedies, film noir, and horror stories. In this course, we will watch and study 14 films in order to define each director’s unique contribution to film art. We will also ask questions. How did their life histories and different experiences influence their craft as directors? Are there lessons to be learned from their collective experience to apply in today’s industry and the near-term future?