Italian Cinema History Course in Florence

Italian Cinema History course in Florence is designed for people who are film lovers or film students to help them to have a deep and thorough knowledge of this art form and all its expressions and revolutions in Italy from the past century to its current status.

The Italian cinema can be studied as being the art form that was best able to capture the changes that occurred in Italy in the past decades, such as political, social, and economical transformations that have taken place.

The history of Italian cinema course also examines Italian cinema from an aesthetic standpoint, the iconographic and technical developments of the 'new' medium.

The school offers a dynamic methodology where students can express their opinions and make their own criticisms and written assignments. The teachers are highly qualified and trained to make the learning experience a pleasant and instructive one.

Contents of the course:

• Neo-realism: De Sica and Rossellini
• The Italian Comedy: Dino Risi and Mario Monicelli
• The phenomenal Totò
• The Imagination of Fellini
• Massimo Troisi: Naples amongst cinema, poetry and theater
• Roberto Begnini: from the Comedy to Fellini
• Gabriele Salvatores, Giuseppe Tornatore and Ettore Scola: cinema and its history
• The new Italian film-makers: Amelio, Muccino, Soldini and Archibugi

History of Italian Cinema courses are offered on one-to-one basis. All topics of the standard History of Italian Cinema course may be covered in 10 private lessons (1 lesson = 45 minutes). However, you can decide to go deeper in some topics of the course and take more lessons. History of Italian Cinema course is also offered in combination with Italian language course with 20 lessons a week. For more information, please visit Programs & Courses page in this online brochure.

For U.S. college students interested in credit transfer, we recommend to choose History of Italian Cinema course with 16, 32 or 48 lessons that will meet the requirements for one, two or three semester credit hours. For more information, please visit Italy Study Abroad page in this online brochure.

Our study abroad programs in Florence are designed for college students and people of any age and professional background. You can study abroad in Italy for semester and academic year or just for a few weeks. You can start your study abroad program any Monday. You can combine intensive Italian language immersion courses with music, art and culture courses or study just one subject your are interested in.

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We are looking forward to welcoming you to the Florence Academy of Music, Art and Italian Language in Florence, Italy!