MCCCD Program Description

Spanish and Spanish-American Film II

Course: SPA242

First Term: 2006 Fall

Lecture 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s) 3 Load
Subject Type: Academic
Load Formula: S

Description: Analysis and critique of movies presented in the Spanish language and produced by cinematographers from Bolivia, Paraguay, Venezuela, Ecuador, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica and the Mexican independent film producers. Includes documentary, biography, and works of literature and their film versions as art form and social commentary.

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Describe at a deeper level the history of Spanish and Spanish-American filmmaking. (I-IV) 2. Analyze at a deeper level the censorship and control of art during the Franco dictatorship in Spain. (I) 3. Decipher the messages behind the symbols used by Almodovar and other major Spanish filmmakers in films produced during the era of freedom and licence from 1975 to the present. (I) 4. Identify important Spanish directors and list their major contributions. (I) 5. Identify the best known classics of important South American directors emphasizing Bolivia, Paraguay, Ecuador, and Venezuela. (II) 6. Identify the major film contributions from the Caribbean and Central America with emphasis on Puerto Rico and Costa Rica. (III) 7. Identify important Mexican film directors associated with the new Mexican Independent Cinema movement. (IV) 8. Write analysis and critiques of Spanish and Spanish-American films by applying conventional aesthetic criteria. (I-IV)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.

MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Spanish Cinema A. History of filmmaking 1. Films from 1900-1936, the pre Franco era 2. 1936-1975:The Franco era of art control and censorship 3. 1975 to Almodovar:Liberation and License B. Directors II. South American Cinema A. Cinema of Rio de la Plata (Argentina and Uruguay) 1. History of filmmaking 2. Culture 3. Directors B. Peruvian cinema 1. History of filmmaking 2. Culture 3. Directors C. Colombian cinema 1. History of filmmaking 2. Culture 3. Directors D. Chilean cinema 1. History of filmmaking 2. Culture 3. Directors E. Bolivian cinema 1. History of filmmaking 2. Culture 3. Directors F. Paraguayan cinema 1. History of filmmaking 2. Culture 3. Directors G. Equadorian cinema 1. History of filmmaking 2. Culture 3. Directors H. Venezuelan cinema 1. History of filmmaking 2. Culture 3. Directors III. Caribbean and Central American Cinema A. Cuban cinema 1. History of filmmaking 2. Culture 3. Directors B. Guatemalean cinema 1. History of filmmaking 2. Culture 3. Directors C. Salvadorian cinema 1. History of filmmaking 2. Culture 3. Directors D. Nicaraguan cinema 1. History of filmmaking 2. Culture 3. Directors E. Puerto Rican cinema 1. History of filmmaking 2. Culture 3. Directors F. Costa Rican cinema 1. History of filmmaking 2. Culture 3. Directors IV. Mexican cinema A. History of filmmaking 1. The golden age 2. Films of the Mexican Revolution 3. From Tlatelolco to the present 4. Independent Mexican cinema B. Culture C. Directors

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: 4/26/2005

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