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Re: Immigrants in film
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"Holberg, Amy" <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 20 Feb 2003 16:27:05 -0500
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Another great one for a course like this is Alice Guy Blache's "Making
of an American Citizen" (1912, I think) It's included on the "Movies
Begin" set of videos. Also, Griffith's ghetto films from the 'teens. I
do Jewish themes mostly, so the one I often show is "Romance of a
Jewess" which has some location shots of the lower east side. Finally,
(Jewish again, I'm afraid) is Molly Picon's "East and West" (1923)
(Americanized girl goes back to the motherland; hijinks and tortured
romance ensue against a background of assimilation vs adherence to
tradition).  All but Picon are pre-Hollywood, but short.
For more recent (still Jewish) material, there's the first "Jazz Singer"
-- assimilation again, though very, very scmaltzy, and "Hester Street"
(197?) based on the Abraham Cahan novel. Also, that film, "Avalon," that
I've never been terribly fond of.

I'd love to see the syllabus for this course; it should be quite
interesting.
Amy Holberg
Catholic University

-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Keyes [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 1:20 PM
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Subject: Re: Immigrants in film


The obvious and logical start for such a course would be Chaplin's the
Immigrant. See http://www-scf.usc.edu/~frankfur/theimmigrant.htm. I'd
also think Coppola's The Godfather might also be useful.

-----Original Message-----
From: William Lingle [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 9:06 AM
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Subject: Immigrants in film


A friend is putting together a course on the American immigrant
experience.
He would like to include five or six films released by Hollywood that
explore the subject.  Any suggestions?


William Lingle

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