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 To: [log in to unmask] 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 To: [log in to unmask] 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 ________________________________________________________________________ William M. Lingle Phone: 503.434.2521 Department of Communication Fax: 503.434.2566 Linfield College Email: [log in to unmask] McMinnville OR 97128-6894 USA ________________________________________________________________________ ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu