Dr. Vera Zubarev
FILM 365-602: Fate & Chance in Literature and Film
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Be a winner -- manage all your situations and don't let pure chance govern your
life! With a chain of literary characters as a vivid illustration, you will
explore a mysterious world of fate and chance and learn about various
interpretations of the forces ruling human life. Slavic and Greek mythology, as
well as folklore and modern literary works of Russian and Western writers and
cinematographers will assist you in your journey to the world of the
supernatural. Screenings will include Tarkovsky's Mirror and Zeffirelli's and
Luhrman's Romeo and Juliet.