the screen arts instituteLONDON

May 2nd - Aug 15th 2018

Stephen May presents:Classic Cinema - Masterclasses for Filmmakers

Every movie is a love story

16 x 3 hour Masterclasses for active Filmmakers Location: Central London

Week CLASSICCINEMA2017

EverymovieisaLoveStory(?)Wednesdays6–9pm

1 Introduction&clips

2ndMayWhiplash,LittleBird,GoodfellasGrandBudapestHotel KungFuPandaTheSocialNetwork

2 DotheRightThing dir.SpikeLee“spreadthelove&hate”1989

9thMayLoveofTheatre?Love(&hate)ofwo/manUsingheightenedreality.

3 LostinTranslationDir.SoWiaCoppola2003

16thMayLoveofBillMurray!

4 Furious7Dir.JamesWan2015

23rdMayLoveofCarsLoveofStuntsLoveofPaulWalker

5 ThePianoDirJaneCampion1993

30thMayRomancewithacapitalRFreedomthroughsensuality

6 TheKidsAreAllRightdir.LisaCholodenko “BreathinglifeintoRomance” 2010

6thJuneLoveaslongtermcommitment/forgivenessAreallmoviessuspense-dramas?ChannellingHitchcock

7 TheMotorcycleDiaries dir.WalterSalles “Tappingthedoc” 2004

13thJune Highestlove–socialresponsibility/revolution

8 LeGoutdesAutresDir.AgnesJaoui 2000

20thJune LoveofArt,LoveofTime

9 TheRedShoesDir/ProdPowell&Pressburger1948

27thJune LoveofScaleLoveofColourLoveof“Dance”

Designated films may change at short notice but, below, is a likely line-up.

Week CLASSICCINEMA2017

EverymovieisaLoveStory(?)Wednesdays6–9pm

10 EatDrinkManWomandir.AngLee1994

4thJuly “multiprotagonist–multi-theme?” Loveyourself–loveyourparentsWritingtoshowaninteriorlife-useofmusicandmotif

11 Amour dir.Haneke2012

11stJuly Loveofsilence,Loveofmovies.Writing“space&time”intomovies-creatinghealthyambiguity.

12 ThingstoComedir. Mia Hansen-Løve 2016

18thJuly LoveofhopeLoveofsadness

13 IntotheWilddir.SeanPenn“Thepersonalodyssey” 2007

25thJuly ListenandthelandwillteachyoutoloveyourfellowmanTimelinesand“chapters”

14 Hannah&HerSistersdir.WoodyAllen1986“theseriousnessofbeingsilly”

1stAug “Highart,lowart”“multiprotagonist,singletheme?”ThegoddessofdomesticloveTheholyartofthegag.

15 SevenSamurai dir.Kurosawa1954

8thAug LoveofHonour.“Cross-genresmorgasbord!”Operaandvaudeville.Useofcomposition

16 It'saWonderfulLifedir.FrankCapra“Hollywoodschmollywood” 1946

15thAug LoveofselfthroughshiftinperspectiveNOTcircumstances.Set-piecesandturningonanemotionalsixpence