Great Italian Cinema

GENINT 771.336

Osher (50+). In this course, we view some of the greatest Italian films and analyze how they use the verbal, visual and visceral art form.

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What you can learn.

Understand Italian cinematic style
Understand verbal, visual, and visceral art forms
Discuss films critically

About this course:

The cinema of Italy has given the world great films and has influenced film movements worldwide. The post-World War II Neorealismo period merged cinematic realism with a focus on glaring social problems and postwar poverty, while Fellini’s imitable cinematic style combined surreal carnival with incisive social critique. In this course, we view some of the greatest Italian films from 1945 to 1997, and analyze how they use the verbal, visual and visceral art form, and what they had to say about the human condition. We watch five films: Amarcord (1973), Romeo and Juliet (1968), Shoeshine (1946), Teorema (1968), and The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978).

Summer 2025 Schedule

June 25 - July 23

Wednesday

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Instructor: Vincent Coppola

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Fee:

$80.00

In Person

Location: UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood

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Notes

Plus members pay only $40 for this course. Enrollment limited. Visitors not permitted.

You must be at least 50 years old and a current member of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at UCLA to enroll in this course. If your membership has expired or if you wish to become a new member, please proceed with enrolling in courses and you will be automatically prompted to add a membership during checkout.

Refund Deadline

Refunds only available from April 28, 2025 to July 06, 2025

Schedule

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Wed Jun 25, 2025

1:00PM PT - 4:00PM PT

UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 114

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