From the Page to the Screen: Transforming Italian Literature and Film

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This course focuses on the process of cinematic adaptation of Italian literary works. We will study both literary and filmic texts and examine different types of adaptation. We will consider literary works by Dante Alighieri, Giovanni Verga, Graham Greene, Alberto Moravia and Niccolo Ammaniti as well as films by Luchino Visconti, Federico Fellini, Vittorio De Sica, Bernardo Betolucci and Gabriele Salvatores. Restrictions/Requirements: 6 credits of intermediate Italian.