FILM2282 · Fine Arts
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
Political fiction film has often served as a dramatic means to deliver an ideological message. Its roots go back to Griffith's Civil War epic <I>Birth of a Nation</I> (1915). During World War II with such popular films as <I>Casablanca,</I> Hollywood directors offered patriotic messages to an American audience with its recent history of isolationism. More recently, Costa-Gavras' <I>Z </I>(1969) combined thriller elements with a non-conventional political perspective. Through readings, screenings, and discussion of these and other works, we are able to analyze the dual components of drama and politics in a chronological manner.
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