FILM451

Film Noir and American Culture

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Prerequisite: ENGL245, FILM245, or CINE245; or permission of ARHU-College of Arts & Humanities. Credit only granted for: CINE451 or FILM451. Formerly: FILM451. Introduction to a variety of American movies made in the 1940s and 1950s whose dark themes and stark black-and-white lighting led to their identification as film noir. Cross-listed with SLLC468A. Credit only granted for FILM451 or SLLC468A.

Past Semesters

Eric Zakim

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Jonathan Auerbach

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 2.79 between 23 students*

FILM451 Grade Distribution+-0510152025303540455055% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 17.39%
A: 13.04%
B-: 21.74%
B: 30.43%
F: 4.35%
W: 8.7%
other: 4.35%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.