These Franke Lectures have been organized in conjunction with the Yale College seminar “Interpreting Film Masterpieces” co-taught by Dudley Andrew and David Bromwich.
Monday, September 7
Grand Illusion (France, 1937) 114 min. 35mm.
Director Jean Renoir
Monday, September 14
Rules of the Game (France, 1939) 110 min. 35mm.
Director Jean Renoir
Monday, September 21
His Girl Friday (USA, 1940) 92 min. 35mm.
Director Howard Hawks
Introduced by Maria DiBattista, Princeton University
Monday, September 28
The Big Sleep (USA, 1946) 114 min. DVD
Director Howard Hawks
Monday, October 5
Citizen Kane (USA, 1941) 119 min. 35mm.
Director Orson Welles
Monday, October 12
Magnificent Ambersons (USA, 1942) 88 min. 35mm.
Director Orson Welles
Monday, October 19
Notorious (USA, 1946) 101 min. 35mm.
Director Alfred Hitchcock
Monday, October 26
Double Feature: Two Masterpieces of the 1950s
Johnny Guitar (USA, 1954) 110 min. Blu-Ray
Director Nicholas Ray
The Wrong Man (USA, 1956) 105 min. 35mm.
Director Alfred Hitchcock
Monday, November 2
A Man Escaped (France, 1956) 99 min. 35mm.
Director Robert Bresson
Introduced by Michael Roemer
Monday, November 9
Pickpocket (France, 1959) 75 min. 35mm.
Director Robert Bresson
Monday, November 16
Los Olvidados (France/Mexico, 1950) 80 min. 35mm.
Director Luis Buñuel
Monday, November 30
Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (France, 1972) 102 min. 35mm.
Director Luis Buñuel
Introduced by Linda Williams, UC Berkeley
Monday, December 7
Smiles of a Summer Night (Sweden, 1955) 108 min. 35mm.
Director Ingmar Bergman
Persona (Sweden, 1966) 83 min. 35mm.
Director Ingmar Bergman
