IDS 5030 Film & Literature in the 20th Century
The exploration of relationships between film and literature focusing upon their differing palattes of response to common modern themes such as self-reflexivity, and the unconscious. It will pay special attention to the problems of adaptation and translation. Among the writers to be considered are Henry James, Theodore Dreiser, Bertolt Brecht, and Andre Breton. Among the films to be examined will be A Place in the Sun, Adaptation, The works of Jean Luc Godard, Luis Bunuel, and film noir.