A Review of Classic American Movies (CNJO) 136081-D
Ćwiczenia (CW) Semestr zimowy 2024/25

Introduction of the titles: preliminary analysis, assessment and revision of the selection; critical overview of the themes and genres. Analysis of the linguistic aspect of the course.

"Singin' in the Rain" (1952) - introduction and viewing.

"Singin' in the Rain" - analytical follow-up: a detailed synthesis of the fundamental principles governing the development of the American entertainment industry.

"Singin' in the Rain" - analytical follow-up: introduction, revision and assessment of the philosophy and ethos of the American film industry.

"Citizen Kane" (1941) introduction and viewing.

Citizen Kane analytical follow-up: film noir its origins and its breakthrough value in cinematography.

"Citizen Kane" - analytical follow-up: the historic and innovative importance of the film - detailed analysis of its cinematography in line with its message.

"High Noon" (1952): introduction and viewing.

"High Noon" - analytical follow-up: the concept and importance of Western as a quintessentially American genre; American mythology; cultural sacrum vs profanum; American cultural and historical revisionism; revisionist western.

"12 Angry Men" (1957): introduction and viewing

"12 Angry Men" - analytical follow-up: the cinematographic format; groupthink; group decision-making dynamics; minority influence; fundamental concepts laying foundation to the American legal system and their critical assessment.

"Easy Rider" (1969): introduction and viewing.

"Easy Rider" - analytical follow-up: the verification of the American Dream mythology and fundamental American socio-economic values. Independent cinema.

Analysis of the technical aspects of film-making against the background of American cinematography. The socio-economic foundations of the thematic scope of the selection.

Summary and final analysis of the selection and the course itself.