Film 50: History of Cinema

1/23/08 to 5/7/08

If you want to explore the history and aesthetics of film, this popular film-lecture series is the place to start. Film 50 is an undergraduate UC Berkeley course open to the public as space permits.

Read full description

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, February 6

Upcoming
Films
Upcoming
Events
Selected
Objects
Past
Films
Past
Events

Past Films

Introduction to Film Language
Wednesday, January 23 3:00 pm
Lecture by Marilyn Fabe.
View Details
From the Cinema of Attractions to Narrative Illusionism
Wednesday, January 30 3:00 pm
Lecture by Marilyn Fabe. Bruce Loeb on Piano.
View Details
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Wednesday, February 6 3:00 pm
Lecture by Marilyn Fabe. Bruce Loeb on Piano.
View Details
Battleship Potemkin
Wednesday, February 13 3:00 pm
Lecture by Marilyn Fabe. Bruce Loeb on Piano.
View Details
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Wednesday, February 20 3:00 pm
Lecture by Marilyn Fabe.
View Details
The Woman in the Window
Wednesday, February 27 3:00 pm
Lecture by Marilyn Fabe.
View Details
Yolanda and the Thief
Wednesday, March 5 3:00 pm
Lecture by Marilyn Fabe.
View Details
Late Spring
Wednesday, March 12 3:00 pm
Lecture by Marilyn Fabe.
View Details
Wild Strawberries
Wednesday, March 19 3:00 pm
Lecture by Marilyn Fabe.
View Details
Il posto
Wednesday, April 2 3:00 pm
Lecture by Marilyn Fabe.
View Details
Belle de Jour
Wednesday, April 9 3:00 pm
Lecture by Marilyn Fabe.
View Details
Brightness
Wednesday, April 16 3:00 pm
Lecture by Marilyn Fabe.
View Details
Daughters of the Dust
Wednesday, April 23 3:00 pm
Lecture by Marilyn Fabe.
View Details
Titicut Follies
Wednesday, April 30 3:00 pm
Lecture by Marilyn Fabe. With short The Dante Quartet.
View Details
Memento
Wednesday, May 7 3:00 pm
Lecture by Marilyn Fabe. With short The Red Book.
View Details

Film 50: History of Cinema

1/23/08 to 5/7/08

An afternoon course open to the public as space permits
Wednesdays at 3 p.m.
Lectures by Marilyn Fabe

What makes cinema a distinct form of artistic expression? If you want to explore the aesthetics and history of film, this is the place to start. PFA and the UC Berkeley Film Studies Program co-present the film-lecture course Film 50, now celebrating its sixteenth year. An undergraduate course designed for non–film majors, Film 50 is open to the public as space permits. This year's course, taught by Marilyn Fabe, illustrates the development of narrative and genre, with a special focus on the cinematic depiction of dreams and altered states of consciousness. Students learn to view film as a complex picture language and to understand how it articulates narrative, psychological, social, and ideological themes.

Special admission prices apply: $11.50, general admission; $7.50, BAM/...

An afternoon course open to the public as space permits
Wednesdays at 3 p.m.
Lectures by Marilyn Fabe

What makes cinema a distinct form of artistic expression? If you want to explore the aesthetics and history of film, this is the place to start. PFA and the UC Berkeley Film Studies Program co-present the film-lecture course Film 50, now celebrating its sixteenth year. An undergraduate course designed for non–film majors, Film 50 is open to the public as space permits. This year's course, taught by Marilyn Fabe, illustrates the development of narrative and genre, with a special focus on the cinematic depiction of dreams and altered states of consciousness. Students learn to view film as a complex picture language and to understand how it articulates narrative, psychological, social, and ideological themes.

Special admission prices apply: $11.50, general admission; $7.50, BAM/PFA members; $5.50, UC Berkeley students; $8.50, seniors, disabled persons, UC Berkeley faculty and staff, non–UC Berkeley students, and youth 17 and under. Programs often sell out, so we strongly recommend advance tickets, which are available at the PFA box office, the BAM admissions desk, online at bampfa.berkeley.edu, or charge-by-phone (510) 642-5249.

More

Less