7. The Studio Era

MIT 21L.011 The Film Experience, Fall 2013
View the complete course: ocw.mit.edu/21L-011F13
Instructor: David Thorburn
Emergence of Hollywood system of stars and genres, producing populist "aesthetics of connection" with the mass moviegoing audience. Three strains of comedy: anarchic, worldly, & screwball. View & discuss two screwball clips: The Lady Eve & Ball of Fire.
00:00 OCW Intro
00:25 The Hollywood industry emerges
19:42 Strains of comedy: anarchic, worldly, screwball
36:37 Barbara Stanwyck's screwball heroine
40:52 The Lady Eve (1941)
44:43 Ball of Fire (1942)
License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
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[@rodrigocastillo4253]

I really like Barbara Stanwick's early I-Phone at 42:19... But seriously, thanks for sharing this treasure on cinema knowledge!!

[@dijonstreak]

this is an incredible, magnificent example of MIT Educational Excellence....

[@shouchan400]

Thanks for the lecture, sir. I'm very grateful

[@williamsnyder5616]

Re: Lubitsch's "To Be or Not to Be." The lecturer errs when he says it was set in Berlin. It was set in Warsaw after the Nazis marched into Poland in 1939.

[@ada119]

thank you!

[@himanshulovsdad]

What book is he reading to?

[@mitocw]

Chapters 7 and 8 of Cook, David A. A History of Narrative Film. 4th ed. W. W. Norton & Company, 2003. ISBN: 9780393978681. See the course at ocw.mit.edu/21L-011F13 for more information and materials. Best wishes on your studies!

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they are the myths

[@MYOB822]

If the squeaking is the door opening and closing, I'd suggest not letting people in who are late for class.

[@dijonstreak]

a tad extreme jargon there fella.....settle down....

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Meh