ALL1477-Z 12 Weeks Monday 1:30-2:50 Start Date 26-Jan
Zoom Limit 30
Melodrama is a dramatic genre in which events, conflict and characters are overplayed and sensationalized to elicit strong emotional reactions from the audience. We will view 12 films and discuss these characteristics, along with the success of melodrama from its infancy (1920s) to present times (2020s). For the first class, please watch Broken Blossoms (1919), available online: archive.org or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lzgWzI_Tpw
Coordinator: Joseph Gonzalez 
Cuban born, Joe has lived and worked in the NYC metro area. He is a former magazine editor, script supervisor, scriptwriter and Spanish dialect coach in films for 36 years. He has written and published short stories in both English and Spanish. He has taught film and Spanish classes at ALL. Joe holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Rutgers University, and a master’s degree in Spanish Literature and certificate in Translation from Montclair State University. He studied film at The School for Social Research, NYC.