Current and Upcoming Courses:
January
The Language of Film II
January
Ecstatic Truth:
The Films of Werner Herzog
January - April
From Page to Screen:
Book and Film Discussion Series
January - May
Film History Discussion Series: 1939
February
Moguls, Mensches, and Nudniks:
Jews and American Cinema
Now you can take this class at BMFI or
in Center City at The Gershman Y!
February
Scorsese's Cinema of Loneliness
March
Ascending From Darkness:
The Films of Stanley Kubrick
March
Marriage, Motherhood, and Madness: The Hollywood Melodrama
Saturday, March 13
Seminar: Humor without Borders
April
Touch of Genius: Orson Welles
April
Labyrinth of Passion:
Spanish Cinema
Remember: BMFI Members receive a discount on course tuition. Click here to join.
February
Scorsese's Cinema of Loneliness
Taught by Paul Wright, Ph.D., Department of English, Cabrini College
Class meets at BMFI:
4 Wednesdays, 6:30pm to 9:30pm, February 3, 10, 17, 24
Fee: $100 for members, $125 for non-members
To register, click here or call 610-527-4008 x105.
This course explores the dynamic cinema of one of America’s foremost directors, with attention paid to the elements of autobiography at work in Scorsese’s films, as well as to the broader cultural critique he has developed. We examine how his films have been informed by profound questions about violence, alienation, faith, and genuine self-understanding (or self-delusion).
Among the issues Scorsese confronts us with: How do we, as Americans, ultimately define community? Do our communities serve the personal or even spiritual needs of their members? Or are our individual frustrations and pathologies merely symptomatic of a broader failure to connect with one another? In this light, Scorsese’s films will be appraised, having brought into American popular culture a shared vocabulary for talking about the nature of freedom in America and the nature of responsibility in a criminal, absurd, or even fallen world.
Our exploration will touch upon many films from Scorsese’s body of work, and will specifically cover the following: Raging Bull; Mean Streets; The Last Temptation of Christ; and The Departed.
The Departed (2006)