TA 329 - Performance Styles in American Film: 1950s to the 1980s

4 credits
Analysis of iconic film performers (Marilyn Monroe, Marlon Brando, James Dean and Sidney Poitier, among others), their working methods and techniques and what their enduring appeal in films reveals about the American psyche. Intensive reading and discussion, screening of select films.Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing.