Panel: Escapism – Movies Are Greener than Grass
Andrew Sarris, Jane Feuer, Richard Kottman
Monday, 26 Jan 1976 at 3:00 pm – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union
Andrew Sarris..his adaptation of the French auteur theory to the American cinema was the beginning of modern American film criticism.Jane Feuer...her specialty is contemporary (i.e. French) literary and film theory. She has just begun critical study of the MGM musical, particularly those directed by Vincente Minelli.
Richard Kottman... a scholar of US diplomatic history in the late 19th and 20th century. Most of his writings have dealt with relations between the US and Canada; his current study-the Coolidge Administration.
Part of the World Affairs Series: America On Film
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