阿莫多瓦電影與其靈感
Almodovar's Films and Their Inspirations
| 節 | 週二 |
|---|---|
3 10:10–11:00 | 阿莫多瓦電影與其靈感 F210 2 節連堂 |
4 11:10–12:00 |
* 根據陽明交大上課時間表所列
阿莫多瓦的電影劇情總是高潮迭起,峰迴路轉。但他的創作驚喜與能量,不光來自於他腦袋。本課程精選幾部阿莫多瓦的作品,旨在討論這西班牙鬼才導演的創作靈感來源與他電影改編或轉化的精妙之處。在討論其電影與相關劇本、短篇故事與其他電影同時,我們也會探究各本文相關的性別議題:變性、母親形象、同性愛慾、女人彼此之間的情誼、母女關係等等。此課程內容廣度適合對阿莫多瓦電影有興趣的大學生。雖是外文系選修課,其閱讀量會考慮外系生而調整。課程深度會反映在性別議題上。
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觀影或閱讀心得字數請控制在八百到一千兩百字。字數太少扣分或不算成績,不接受補交;超出範圍的不看。中英皆可。兩倍行高。文件邊界四面皆為2.54公分或1吋。頁碼請標示在頁面右上方。單面或雙面列印皆可。這項作業強調個別心得,不需引用他人看法。但如有引用務必註明,並遵守MLA格式。 所謂「心得」,不是告訴讀者故事哪裡精彩?哪裡讓您感動?更不是劇情介紹。如果到時繳交的作業有超過一百字或一整段在寫劇情大綱,會直接給零分。請一兩句話交代故事大綱即可。重點是就故事主題或衍生的議題發揮,適當地討論故事內容或人物。為討論議題而涉及劇情時,那算舉證(textual evidence),不算籠統地寫劇情大綱。如:In A Streetcar Named Desire, Blanche DuBois repeatedly tells lies. In the beginning of the play, she . . . . 心得請避免比較多部作品、議題或角色。比較式的寫法通常不是一千兩百字可道盡。但如是討論阿莫多瓦怎樣改寫,不在此限。討論改寫時,勿就劇情、角色、媒體等泛泛而論,流於條列式的細節。重點是這些細節有無帶出某論點?討論阿莫多瓦就某情節或角色改寫有何意義,成功機會較大。 期中考與期末考皆為翻書考。會請您針對上課內容回答簡答題與申論題。 如您有意願考研究所,強烈建議將期末考換成期末報告。期末報告篇幅5-8頁,中英皆可。格式請參考上述心得。一定要引用有審核機制的論文或專書,並遵守MLA格式。我們會安排時間晤談(初步計畫第十三週)。如是大二生,篇幅可縮減到4-5頁。 如這是您第一次嘗試寫期末報告,不管年級可將作業設定為回應某篇影評或論文。至於影評與論文哪裡來,會依同學興趣與上課內容在New E3不定時公告。屆時推薦給大家的參考書籍,會統一放在名叫Bibliography的檔案裡。一般網路個人影評,您在寫報告時可列參考書目,但如沒審核機制,不符合作業規定。 關於MLA格式的文字編排與引用,可在Google上輸入關鍵字Purdue OWL MLA Style找到簡易教學。但我還是建議向書林等書局購買實體書MLA Handbook第八版。實體書內容較詳細。一些您可能會忽略的細節,實體書有註明。 上課偶有補充教材,其書目在課後會利用New E3公告於Bibliography,讓有興趣的同學自行到圖書館借閱或網路搜尋。因為著作權限制,不會上傳PDF檔案。 對課程如有問題,歡迎來信到chku@nctu.edu.tw或約時間面談。若從New E3寄信給我,僅有通知功能;我不會回。來信前,請詳讀教學大綱與掃視New E3公告。
觀影或閱讀心得一篇:10% 上課發言與討論:10% 期中考:40% 期末考或期末報告:40%
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| 週次 | 主題 |
|---|---|
| 第 1 週 | Introduction |
| 第 2 週 | Jean Cocteau, The Human Voice (1930) Also watch the TV version (about 51 minutes long) on YouTube before class. |
| 第 3 週 | Discuss Pedro Almodóvar's Law of Desire (1987) |
| 第 4 週 | Federico García Lorca, Blood Wedding (1933) |
| 第 5 週 | Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire (1947), pp. 1119-53. Scenes 1-5. |
| 第 6 週 | Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire (1947), pp. 1153-81. Scenes 6-11. We will also discuss the ending of the film version in class, but you do not have to watch the film before class. |
| 第 7 週 | Discuss Joseph L. Mankiewicz's All About Eve (1950) |
| 第 8 週 | Discuss Pedro Almodóvar's All About My Mother (1999) |
| 第 9 週 | Mid-Term Exam |
| 第 10 週 | Thierry Jonquet, Mygale (2002), pp. 3-72. Read from the beginning to part 2, section 3. |
| 第 11 週 | Thierry Jonquet, Mygale (2002), pp. 73-129. |
| 第 12 週 | Discuss Pedro Almodóvar's The Skin I Live In (2011) |
| 第 13 週 | Watch Georges Franju's Eyes without a Face (1960) in class. Before and after the screening, we will have our 1st individual conferences. If you cannot see me this Tuesday or Wednesday, you have make an appointment with me. |
| 第 14 週 | Alice Munro, "Chance" and "Soon" in Runaway (2004), pp. 48-125. |
| 第 15 週 | Alice Munro, "Silence," in Runaway (2004), pp. 126-58. We will briefly discuss Munro's story. Then, we will watch Pedro Almodovar's Julieta (2016) in class. |
| 第 16 週 | If you are writing a final paper, we will have our 2nd individual conferences this week. Again, if you cannot see me in any of the time slots I offer, you need to make an appointment with me. |
| 第 17 週 | Discuss Pedro Almodovar's Julieta (2016). Those who will turn in a final paper will talk about their papers for 5 minutes each. |
| 第 18 週 | Final Exam If you decide to write a final paper, it is due on the same day, by 5 pm. Please submit a hard copy to my office. I do not accept electronic files. If you are NOT turning in a final paper, you will take the exam in class. |
Cocteau, Jean. The Human Voice. Partisan Review vol. 15, no. 7, July 1948, pp. 764-75. García Lorca, Federico. Blood Wedding. Four Major Plays, translated by John Edmunds, Oxford UP, 1997, pp. 1-65. Jonquet, Thierry. Mygale. Translated by Donald Nicholson-Smith, City Lights, 2002. Munro, Alice. Runaway. Vintage, 2004. Williams, Tennessee. A Streetcar Named Desire. Norton Anthology of American Literature: 1865 to the Present, edited by Robert S. Levine et al., shorter 9th ed., W. W. Norton, pp. 1119-81.
- 地點
- 人社三館409室(HC409)
- 時間
- Tuesdays 2-4 P.M.
- 聯絡方式
- chku@nctu.edu.tw (03)571-2121, #58117