Origins of Cinema

Please keep your presentation to 20 minutes MAX. It should include:
-Brief bio and filmography of the director
-Brief summary of the film’s plot and necessary story elements
-Screening and analysis of two important scenes: discuss the “mise-en-scène” --
framing, composition, POV, sets, lighting, acting, costumes, etc.
-Historical and critical analysis: why is this film important within the history of film, and what makes it unique?

Presentation Films + Dates
2/19
Maria: Melies' A trip to the Moon (1902)
Kelly: F. W. Murnau's Nosferatu (1922)
2/26
Lola: Fritz Lang's Metropolis (1927)
Suzette: Dziga Vertov's Man With A Movie Camera (1929)
3/5
Daniel: Dali + Bunuel's Un Chien Andalou (1928)
Joanne: Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times (1936)
4/2
Hannah: Welle's Citizen Kane (1941)
Bunny: Bergman's The Seventh Seal (1957)
4/9
Zach: Fellini's Satyricon (1969)
Robin: Tarkovsky's The Mirror (1975)
4/16
Julia: Godard's Breathless (1950)
Tyson: Truffaut's The 400 Blows (1959)
4/23
Amanda: Kurosawa's Dreams (1990)
Lisandra: Miike's ... ?