TARANTINO & HIS MANY FATHERS (FM2082)

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Studies the most influential filmmaker of the past 20 years, and his quirky, exciting, bewildering narrative, 'cannibalizing' other directors to produce a highly original vision. Films include: Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Kill Bill, and films of Kubrick, Melville, Godard, and others which can be seen as influential for Tarantino's provocative art.

Code: 
FM2082
Name: 
TARANTINO & HIS MANY FATHERS
Discipline: 
FM (Film)
Type: 
Regular
Level: 
Undergraduate
Credits: 
4
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
No
Pre-requisites: 
None
Co-requisites: 
None

Learning Outcomes

  1. By the end of the course, students should have watched all of Tarantino’s films, know the main filmmakers that influenced Tarantino and be able to explain their recurring themes, formal innovations, and importance.
  2. Students should also have developed an understanding of the various nuances that make up Tarantino’s complex figure in the history of film
  3. Students should also have developed a familiarity with critical theory through the filmmaker’s work as well as be able to articulate Tarantino as a symptom of a specific socio-political context.