Film 50: History of Cinema, now in its tenth year, surveys a century of international cinema, looking at major film styles and genres. It is taught by Russell Merritt, author and film professor.
March 6
His Girl Friday
Howard Hawks (U.S., 1940)
March 13
The Bicycle Thief
Vittorio De Sica (Italy, 1947)
March 20
Sunset Blvd.
Billy Wilder (U.S., 1950)
March 27 No class, UC spring break
April 3
Ugetsu
Kenji Mizoguchi (Japan, 1953)
April 10
Weekend
Jean-Luc Godard (France/Italy, 1967)
April 17
Persona
Ingmar Bergman (Sweden, 1966)
April 24
Dead Man
Jim Jarmusch (U.S./Germany/Japan, 1996)
May 1
The Idiots
Lars von Trier (Denmark, 1998)
May 8
Unforgiven
Clint Eastwood (U.S., 1992)