CANCELLED - Passion in the Movies Over the Decades




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ClassGraphic Movies which pull us into the narrative and take us into the center of human exchange often deal with passion, "a strong and barely controllable emotion." These films explore passion in various forms including romantic love, obsession, artistic expression, a driver for success, and the pursuit of a dream. They often derive from literary masterpieces, have musical scores by great composers, include story lines with memorable dialogue, have complex characters and excellent actors, and blaze across the screen with superb cinematography. They are movies which remain vivid in our memory and help us explore interlocking themes such as: courage, jealousy, integrity, truth, service, spirituality, immorality, and possession. Study group presenters will be provided with a template of elements to guide discussion of films seen in class. The movies to be discussed are: The Taste of Things (2023), Possession (1981), Black Narcissus (1947), Unfaithful (2002), Network (1976), The Fountainhead (1949), Damage (1992), Anne of the Thousand Days (1969), Chinatown (1974), Body Heat (1981), Hoosiers (1986), The Great Santini (1979), The Lover (1992), and the final film to be determined by the class.
 

Class Details

14 Session(s)
Weekly - Tue

Location
Wieboldt Hall

Instructor
Multiple

Tuition: 

$0.00

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Schedule Information

Date(s) Class Days Times Location Instructor(s)
3/3/2026 - 6/2/2026 Weekly - Tue 01:15 PM - 04:15 PM Chicago, Wieboldt Hall  Map Margo Sorgman  ; Steve Greska  ; Adrienne Weiss 

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