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Film Studies @ The Showroom

in association with Sheffield Hallam University

 

Focus on Robert Altman for Autumn

 

 

Move into Autumn with an insight into the films of Robert Altman, led by Sheldon Hall.
This ten week course starts in October 08 and offers five screenings and five sessions,
exploring the diversity of the directorship of Altman.

Start date Wednesday October 8th  

Finish date Wednesday December 17th

(No session November 5th)

The late 1960s and early 1970s were a time of great change in the American film industry. Faced with unpredictable audience tastes, declining cinema attendances, political unrest and economic chaos, Hollywood responded by allowing an unprecedented level of creative control and innovation to upcoming filmmakers. Though by no means a newcomer to film direction, the late Robert Altman was one of the prime beneficiaries of this fascinating and richly rewarding era in US cinema. This course examines Altman's achievement in relation to its social, artistic and commercial context, with five examples of his finest work.

Films include

That Cold Day in the Park (15)
Wednesday 8 October 6.45pm
Dir. Robert Altman | 1969 | USA, Canada | 1hr 53mins
An exceptionally rare chance to see one of Altman’s pre-
M*A*S*H features, starring Sandy Dennis as a frustrated
spinster who invites a homeless young man back to her apartment
and keeps him prisoner. Filmed in wintry Vancouver,
this combination of psycho thriller and Gothic melodrama
is an early demonstration of Altman’s skill with actors.

Images(PG)
Wednesday 22 October 6.45pm
Dir. Robert Altman | 1972 | USA, UK, | Ireland | 1hr 41mins
Another study of female psychology from Altman, and another
rare fi nd. Susannah York gives quite possibly the performance
of her career as a lonely woman who suffers violent
and erotic hallucinations. Powerful and disturbing, the fi lm
was photographed in Ireland by Altman’s regular collaborator,
Vilmos Zsigmond, with an early score by John Williams.


Brewster McCloud (1970),
Thieves Like Us (1974)
California Split (1974),
Nashville (1975)

Spring Term

Werner Herzog: King of the Wilderness

Led by Martin Carter

Summer Term

Images of Ireland and the Irish

Led by Emmie McFadden

Cost : One term: £55/45conc, two terms: £100/80conc, three terms;£150/125conc

Book through box office 0114 2757727

 

Costs:
To be announced in September 08

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In association with Sheffield Hallam University