ITALIAN AMERICAN CULTURE, FILM AND LITERATURE

Prof. Fabio Girelli-Carasi

SON OF ITALY

ASSIGNMENT 5   OCT 1-8

Screen

L'emigrante (Blackboard)
Five Points (Blackboard)

Focus your attention on the relevant points of how ITALIAN AMERICANS, AMERICANS and AMERICA are represented from an Italian point of view. This point of view is influenced by a left-leaning perspective (politically left).
It is, in a way, political criticism and comedy, or comedy with a subtle political message. If you have a chance, you should watch Charlie Chaplin's MODERN TIMES (at least the first part before he finds a girl friend.)