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FROM GERMANY TO HOLLYWOOD – LUBITSCH, LANG AND SIRK (IN-PERSON COURSE)
Matthew Jarron
Starts: Thursday 22 January 6.30pm – 9.00pm, 6 weeks
Fees: £60/£48 Code: 09 211
By the end of the Great War, America’s film industry had emerged as the largest in the world. A key part of that success was Hollywood’s ability to attract talent from other countries, bringing in new expertise and creativity while simultaneously weakening their foreign rivals. The German film industry in particular produced many great directors who were later lured to Hollywood, and in this course we will focus on three of the most notable – Ernst Lubitsch, Fritz Lang and Douglas Sirk. Through complete films and numerous extracts, we will compare their work in Germany to their later films in the US. From comedy classics to epic fantasy, film noir and lush romantic melodrama, these three visionaries created some of the most outstanding films of the 20th century.
LOVE, LIFE AND LAUGHTER – THE STORY OF EALING STUDIOS (IN-PERSON COURSE)
Matthew Jarron
Starts: Thursday 16 April 6.30pm – 9.00pm, 5 weeks
Fees: £50/£40 Code: 09 303
Founded as Associated Talking Pictures and later renamed after the location of its main facilities, Ealing Studios became one of the most cherished film companies in the UK. While its classic comedies and war films are still popular favourites today, much of its output remains unfairly forgotten. In this course we will explore the company’s history from its founding in 1929 up to its demise in the late 1950s. From musicals and costume spectaculars to crime thrillers and social dramas, there’s much more to Ealing than you may think, as we’ll discover through a mix of complete films and numerous extracts.
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