Trade Movies BONUS #5 - Interview with Matt Ellis on his new "France in the 1960s" online course
Trade MoviesShow Notes
In which we discuss "Citizen Langlois" (1995) and "Rock Hudson's Home Movies" (1992).
Matt Ellis is a writer/academic/musician from Portland, Oregon. He has a PhD in Modern Culture and Media from Brown University and studies media, culture, and history from the left.
He is teaching a class on France in the 1960s on Cinejourneys from January 27th through February 17th. It’s 100 bucks for 4 weeks, on Zoom, about two hours a class, with access to the films and readings for the class. You’ll get a France in the 1960s packet prepared by Ellis covering the period and ideas in question, and an individual one-on-one meeting with him to develop ideas for your own interest or work. And of course the classes!
And CineJourneys has other classes upcoming too like “Casablanca, Mildred Pierce”, March 5th, and “The Infinite Worlds of David Lynch”, March 9th!
Links: cinejourneys.com/the-birth-of-cinephilia-france-in-the-1960s/ historiesofthepresent.com x.com/matthiasellis matthewellis.online
Topics film, cinema, nostalgia, preservation, Weimar, Henri Langlois, digital media, film education, collective experience, French New Wave
Chapters 00:00:00 Introduction to Matt Ellis and His Classes 00:03:49 Exploring Weimar Cinema and Its Impact 00:06:38 The Evolution of Film Viewing Experiences 00:09:36 Nostalgia vs. Preservation in Film 00:12:50 Understanding Restorative and Reflective Nostalgia 00:20:56 Exploring Historical Context in Cinema 00:23:47 The Role of Archivists in Film History 00:28:05 Crisis of Access in the Digital Age 00:34:59 The Importance of Contextual Viewing 00:38:59 Rediscovering Lost Films and Their Impact
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