FLM 166 — Hitchcock and His Admirers
Quarter: Spring
Instructor(s): Elliot Lavine
Date(s): Apr 8—May 27
Class Recording Available: Yes
Class Meeting Day: Wednesdays
Class Meeting Time: 7:00—8:50 pm (PT)
Tuition: $425
Refund Deadline: Apr 10
Unit(s): 1
Status: Registration opens Feb 23, 8:30 am (PT)
Alfred Hitchcock remains the single most influential filmmaker of the 20th century. Just how influential will be the focus of this course that combines a potent mix of Hitchcock’s classics (Psycho, Rear Window, Vertigo, Strangers on a Train, North by Northwest) and films inspired by the “Cinematic Master of Suspense,” including works by François Truffaut (The Bride Wore Black), Brian De Palma (Carrie, Body Double, Blow Out), Stanley Donen (Charade), Terence Young (From Russia with Love), Roman Polanski (Repulsion, Rosemary’s Baby), and others. From visual motifs and recurring thematic concerns to shared literary source material (Cornell Woolrich, Patricia Highsmith), this course offers an unusual opportunity to establish fresh perspectives on cinema history.
All films can be rented or streamed through online platforms or viewed using free links provided by the instructor.