Film is regarded as the main visual art form of the 20th century; it has had a close relationship to painting from its very beginning.
This study day will take a look at how the influence of painting on film shaped the modern cinema and how that relationship often became a two way street.

Topics covered will include –

Impressionism and French film
Expressionism, its influence on German cinema and beyond
Constructivist art and cinema
Hitchcock and Hopper