Over his fifty-year career, Orson Welles developed a reputation as an innovative genius who butted heads with the Hollywood system. Welles’ output was diverse, including noirs, dramas, documentaries and Shakespeare adaptations.This course explores Welles’ extensive directing career, delving into the history behind his films, his clashes with studios and the aesthetic elements that make his work engaging. Students receive links to films to screen independently and topics to contemplate. Films may include Citizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons, The Stranger, Othello, Touch of Evil, The Trial, and F for Fake.
Peyton Holland graduated with an M.A. in film studies from UNCW. He has taught courses on the aesthetics of monster movies and served as a teaching assistant for introductory courses on film aesthetics and world cinema.
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