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JANE AUSTEN: NOVELS AND FILM ADAPTATIONS (IN-PERSON COURSE)
Andrew Roberts
Starts Tuesday 6 October, 2.00 – 4.00 pm, 5 weeks
Fees: £50/£40 Code: 10 115
In this course we will read Jane Austen’s novels alongside a selection of film versions / adaptations, thinking about what is gained and lost when fiction is transferred to the screen. There have been notably effective films based on most of Austen’s works, as well as ambitious rewritings / development of unfinished work. Questions about characterisation, setting, irony, tone, interiority, realism and audience response play out in fascinating ways across the two media. Texts / adaptations to be discussed include: Pride and Prejudice; Sense and Sensibility; Emma; Sanditon; Persuasion; Mansfield Park.
OUT OF THE PAST – FILM NOIR AND ITS ORIGINS (IN-PERSON COURSE)
Matthew Jarron
Starts: Thursday 22 October 6.30pm – 9.00pm, 8 weeks
Fees: £80/£64 Code: 10 118
The dark and doom-laden world of film noir has given rise to many of cinema’s most enduring and influential creations. Its shadowy cinematography, hard-boiled detectives, glamorous femmes fatales and ambiguous, fatalistic plotlines continue to haunt our imaginations to this day. Yet as a genre it was only defined many years after its most celebrated films were made. In this new course, illustrated with numerous extracts and complete films, we will explore the international origins of film noir (particularly German expressionism and French poetic realism) before diving into the dark waters of classic American noir in the 1940s and 50s.
EARLY BIRD OFFER
Signing up for this course by the end of September 2026 will entitle you to a promo code for a 50% discount for Matthew’s next course, Cast a Dark Shadow – International Noir (details below). You will receive the promo code by email and it will be valid until the end of December 2026.
CAST A DARK SHADOW – INTERNATIONAL NOIR (IN-PERSON COURSE)
Matthew Jarron
Starts: Thursday 21 January 6.30pm – 9.00pm, 6 weeks
Fees: £60/£48 Code: 10 204
Film noir is often thought of as a uniquely American genre, yet in the post-war period it spread to many parts of Europe, Asia and Latin America. This new course, illustrated with numerous extracts and complete films, takes an international perspective in exploring the various ways that film noir manifested itself in different countries, from Argentina to Japan, stopping off in the UK, France, Spain, Italy, Sweden and many others.
This course is a follow-up to last term’s Out of the Past – Film Noir and its Origins, but it is not necessary to have attended that course to enjoy this one.
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