FILM-195 Hollywood in the 1950's
This course will focus on the film history of the 1950s and the era's post-war affluence and increased leisure time, conformity, the Korean War, middle-class values, the growing influence of the civil rights movement, the introduction of television and TV dinners, abstract art, and a youth reaction to middle-aged cinema. This course will consider the film history of that era as it reflects historical and pop cultural aspects, and will analyze the careers of stars of the decade such as Marlon Brando, James Dean, Paul Newman, Elvis Presley, and Natalie Wood.