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Literature to Film and Composition
Course Description
This is a film study course with a focus on literature, where students are allowed to explore literature and the direct tie it has to the films of the same title. Students will read two required novels in the course and additional novels of choice are available for extra credit. This is an exciting course meant to open up the world of literature to the film buff and help students truly understand the connection, between a great story and a great film.
Lectures and Lesson
| 300 |
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Lecture and lesson on the film 300 (2006), directed by Zack Snyder. Based on the graphic novel 300 by Frank Miller. (Last update 7/05/10)
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| About a Boy |
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Lecture and lesson on the film About A Boy (2002), directed by Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz. Based on the novel About A Boy, by Nick Hornby. (Last update 7/05/10)
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| Apollo 13 |
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Lecture and lesson on the film Apollo 13 (1995), directed by Ron Howard. Based on the novel Apollo 13: The Lost Moon, by Jim Lovell. (RETIRED)
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| Angela's Ashes |
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Lecture and lesson on the film Angela's Ashes (1999), directed by Alan Parker. Based on the novel Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt. (RETIRED)
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| Atonement |
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Lecture and lesson on the film Atonement (2007), directed by Joe Wright. Based on the novel Atonement by Ian McEwan. (RETIRED)
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| Big Fish |
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Lecture and lesson on the film Big Fish (2003), directed by Tim Burton. Based on the novel Big Fish by Daniel Wallace. (Last update 7/05/10)
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| Blood Diamond |
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Lecture and lesson on the film Blood Diamond (2006), directed by Edward Zwick. Referencing the book A Long Way Gone, Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, by Ishmael Beah. (Last update 7/05/10)
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| Catch Me If You Can |
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Lecture and lesson on the film Catch Me If You Can (2002), directed by Steven Spielberg. Based on the novel Catch Me If You Can, by Frank Abagnale, Jr. (Last update 7/05/10)
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| Carrie |
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Lecture and lesson on the film Carrie (1976), directed by Brian DePalma. Based on the novel Carrie by Stephen King. (Last update 7/05/10)
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| Cider House Rules |
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Lecture and lesson on the film Cider House Rules (1999), directed by Lasse Hallstrom. Based on the novel Cider House Rules by John Irving. (Last update 7/05/10)
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| Fight Club |
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Lecture and lesson on the film Fight Club (1999), directed by David Fincher. Based on the novel by Chuck Palahniuk. (Last update 7/05/10)
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| The Ghost Writer |
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Lecture and lesson on the film The Ghost Writer (2010), directed by Roman Polanski. Novel written by Robert Harris. (Last update 8/10/10)
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| In Cold Blood |
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Lecture and lesson on the film In Cold Blood (1967), directed by Richard Brooks. Based on the novel In Cold Blood, by Truman Capote. (RETIRED)
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| Million Dollar Baby |
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Lecture and lesson on the film Million Dollar Baby (2004), directed by Clint Eastwood. Based on the novel Rope Burns: Million Dollar Baby by F.X. Toole. (Last update 7/05/10)
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| Mystic River |
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Lecture and lesson on the film Mystic River (2004), directed by Clint Eastwood. Based on the novel Mystic River by Dennis LeHane. (Last update 7/05/10)
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| Notes on a Scandal |
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Lecture and lesson on the film Notes on a Scandal (2007), directed by Richard Eyre. Based on the novel Notes on a Scandal, by Zoe Heller. (RETIRED)
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| The Notebook |
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Lecture and lesson on the film The Notebook (2004), directed by Nick Cassavetes. Based on the novel The Notebook, by Nicholas Sparks. (Last update 7/05/10)
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| Psycho |
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Lecture and lesson on the film Psycho (1960), directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Please note this is only the tip of the iceberg, there is a wealth of information available on this film. Based on the novel Psycho by Robert Bloch. (Last update 7/05/10)
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| Sophie's Choice |
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Lecture and lesson on the film Sophie's Choice (1982), directed by Alan J. Pakula. Based on the novel Sophie's Choice by William Styron. (RETIRED)
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| Snow Falling on Cedars |
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Lecture and lesson on the film Snow Falling on Cedars (1999), directed by Scott Hicks. Based on the novel Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson. (RETIRED)
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| Stuart Little |
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Lecture and lesson on the film Stuart Little (1999), directed by Rob Minkoff. Based on the children's novel Stuart Little, by E.B. White. (RETIRED)
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| The Wizard of Oz |
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Lecture and lesson on the film The Wizard of Oz (1939), directed by Victor Fleming. Based on the novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. (Last update 7/05/10)
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