
The Professional Development Seminar provides an opportunity for students in their sixth semester to reflect upon their academic and professional experience at Berklee, prepare to complete their Berklee programs, and transition from college into the professional world and/or graduate school. In addition to Almodovar, students will also benefit by viewing films directed by Buñuel, Palacios, Saura, Bollaín, Trueba, Bigas Luna, Amenábar and Bayona among others. So, while the ever-popular Almodóvar and Penelope Cruz will be given their due, it is our objective to approach this class with an inclusive attitude towards other very important figures that are not as well known outside of the Spanish-speaking world.

Another very important objective of this course is to show that film genres, artistic movements, history, politics, economics and social issues feed off of each other. The films we will view and analyze will make you laugh, maybe cry, cause you to feel uneasy, perhaps spark an interest to learn more about Spanish cultural history or explore the thorny dynamics of determined social issues, repel you yet intrigue you at the same time, and even baffle you. One of the primary objectives of our course is to demonstrate that Hispanic film cannot be stereotyped as falling into a determined genre of film-making. We will begin our study in the 1890s and work our way to contemporary Spain, emphasizing the Surrealism of the 1920s and 1930s, the propagandistic yet surprisingly intriguing films of the Franco years (1939-1975), the counter-cultural post-Franco 1980s known as ¨la Movida,¨ and the amazingly productive years that lead us to today´s Spain. In this course we will explore the history of Spain through an examination of Spanish film. Attend mandatory directed study meeting held during each midterm week.

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