RUS 261 - History of Russian Film

4 credits (Fall or Spring)

Cross-listed as: GLS 261. From Eisenstein to Tarkovsky and beyond. Through lecture, discussion, and film analysis, this course will examine the fascinating and controversial history of Russian film in 1960s and 1970s; from Andrei Tarkovsky’s sophisticated Solaris to the daring films of the glasnost era; from chernukha (noir) films of the 1990s to contemporary cinema about the Russian mafia, New Russians and the dramatic search for a new Russian identity. Conducted in English.

Prerequisite: HUM 185, HIS 241 or HIS 242.
Note: Plus-2 option available. Not offered every year.
Instructor: Vishevsky