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OCTOBER 24

Films:
Un Chien Andalou (Buñuel/Dali 1929) DVD 1905

The Passion of Joan of Arc (Dreyer 1928) DVD 171

The Smiling Madame Beudet (Dulac 1922) personal DVD Mairs

Reading (to be done by October 30):

Luis Buñuel, “Cinema, Instrument of Poetry” and Germaine Dulac, “The Avant-Garde Cinema,” both in the course reader.

Paper topic (paper due October 31):

In the class thus far, we have seen a number of remarkable performances in a wide range of styles, from the iconic Hollywood acting of Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman and Claude Rains in Notorious to the more transparent and emotive work of Renee Falconetti in The Passion of Joan of Arc. Take two performances in films shown thus far in the class that have affected you in some way and compare how they worked. Take two short scenes to compare and try to frame your discussion purely in terms of the acting. Was it naturalistic or performative (i,e: could you tell they were acting)? Were the emotions presented broadly or subtly? Did the performances feel "theatrical" or "cinematic," and how?