Moments of Pure Cinematic Joy!

Moments of Pure Cinematic Joy!

Fall (14 hours or more) | This course is completed

101 Currier St White River Junction, VT 05001 United States

Lyric Cinema

New

9/20/2019-11/1/2019

9:00 AM-12:00 PM EDT on Fri

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$90.00

Although “has a happy ending” and “lived happily ever after” are familiar terms associated with many films, we forget at times that “filmic joy” can exist in more serious films. Such moments of joy can both satisfy a need and lift us up, even as we recognize signs of a troubling relationship or events in the world. After all, some comedies may even have inherent drama and psychology that push us from mere laughter to joy. And such moments, when a certain aesthetic joy does appear, can be pleasurably experienced while taking us to a new “joie de vivre”.

Possible films include:

• The Flavor of Green Tea Over Ice (1952)
• The Long Day Closes (1992)
• Hugo and Josefin (1967)
• Jules et Jim (1961)
• Born Yesterday (1950)
• Some Like It Hot (1959)
• Water For Chocolate (1991)

  • There are no required texts for this course.
Watson, Don

While a student at the Universite de Poitiers, Don Watson discovered the French fascination with American Westerns. He also learned to appreciate the New Wave Cinema. He retired from teaching French and Latin at Hanover High School while he still had a sense of humor. In 1991, he started the Sister City Exchange program between Hanover and Joigny, France. He has an MA from the University of Chicago and an MLS from SUNY-Albany.