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Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.

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Laurea in Lettere - Enrollment from 2025/2026

The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.

CURRICULUM TIPO:

2° Year   activated in the A.Y. 2019/2020

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1 course to be chosen among the following
6
B
L-FIL-LET/05
6
B
L-FIL-LET/04
2 courses to be chosen among the following
activated in the A.Y. 2019/2020
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1 course to be chosen among the following
6
B
L-FIL-LET/05
6
B
L-FIL-LET/04
2 courses to be chosen among the following
Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°
Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°
Other activitites
6
F
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Teaching code

4S01234

Credits

6

Also offered in courses:

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-ART/06 - CINEMA, PHOTOGRAPHY AND TELEVISION

Period

CuCi IA, CuCi IB

Learning outcomes

Knowledge of the history of cinema and the method of film analysis. The student will have to demonstrate not only historical and theoretical knowledge, but also the ability to process this knowledge in a well-written and reasoned synthesis.

Program

The course will be divided into two parts: the first will be dedicated to a general introduction to the history of cinema and cinematic language, while in the second the analysis will focus on the season of modernity (1945-1975), with particular attention to the relationship between the director and the actor.The course aims to address the most important moments, phenomena and currents in the history of cinema from its origins to the present day. In particular, the course will focuses on the authors, theorists and films that have contributed not only to the development of cinematographic language, but also to the formation of the imagination of men and women of the twentieth century will be analyzed.

Movies to watch and study:

Quarto potere (1941), Roma città aperta (1945), La dolce vita (1960), Fino all'ultimo respiro (1959), Accattone (1961), L’anno scorso a Marienbad (Resnais, 1962), Volti (Cassavetes, 1962), Nel corso del tempo (Wenders, 1976), Les parapluies de Cherbourg (Demy, 1962), Ciao Maschio (Ferreri, 1978).
GLI STUDENTI NON FREQUENTANTI dovranno integrare i testi qui indicati con Jacqueline Nacache, L'attore cinematografico, Negretto, Mantova 2013.

Reference texts
Author Title Publishing house Year ISBN Notes
Alberto Scandola Il corpo e lo sguardo. L'attore nel cinema moderno Marsilio 2020
Luca Malavasi Il linguaggio del cinema (con piattaforma online MyLab) Pearson 2019 8891908541
Paolo Bertetto (a cura di) Introduzione alla storia del cinema Utet 2005 8860083621

Examination Methods

Written exam: three open questions. The student must demonstrate mastery of the elements of film language, knowledge of the main junctions of film history and the ability to analyze the film texts in the program.

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE