HNAR-347: The Films of Woody Allen

This course is an auteur study of the films of Woody Allen focusing on his strong background in writing with broad and heavy dialogues set in film learning environments. The course will investigate writing and its translations and interpretations into film environments circling the political, social and psychological meanderings of the last 60 years. Nihilism, cynicism, sarcasm and jokes, how are they intertwined with our observations as individuals facing our complicated worlds. The course will outline and discuss comedic structures used in film as seen in this filmogrpahy but will circumference historical comedic structures. A chronological selection of films will be viewed representing categories and interests that parallel Allen's film history. Discussions, readings and research papers are organized to develop the students interests in visual culture and understanding their involvement in their world with their own cultural production.