1. Postcolonialism & Third Cinema
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Special Screening
The Battle of Algiers, Dir. Gillo Pontecorvo, 1966
Date/Time/Venue: Apr 14th, 6: 10 pm, Rm 131W
Required Readings
Wayne, M. (2001). “Third Cinema as Critical Practice: A Case Study of The Battle of Algiers”. In Political Film: The Dialectics of Third Cinema. London, GB: Pluto Press. pp. 5–24
[distribute in class]
Guneratne, Anthony R. “ Introduction: Rethinking Third Cinema” [click HERE to download] . & Stam, Robert. “Beyond Third Cinema: the aesthetics of hybrid” [click HERE to download]. In Guneratne, Anthony R. Dissanayake, Wimal. Chakravarty, Sumita S. (eds.) Rethinking Third Cinema. London, New York: Routledge. Pp.1-28 &pp. 31-48
NOTE: ask the TA for PW; the sharing period of all documents expires within a month. Please be quick!
Films for Discussion
Agarrando Pueblo, Dir. Luis Ospina & Carlos Mayolo, 1977, 28 min
https://vimeo.com/19311965 [simply a superb work that you don’t want to miss]
Afrique 50, 1950, 17 min [The first French anti-colonialism film, director René Vautier was jailed and the movie was banned for 40 years]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb3DkggPtaQ
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