Join University of Arizona Regents Professor David Soren for a survey of the life and work of four great directors. First up is Fritz Lang whose collaboration with wife Thea Von Harbou led to the recently fully rediscovered science fiction epic Metropolis. Next the enigmatic Busby Berkeley is featured, stressing his importance as a creator of the Hollywood musical look of the 1930s and showing some of his lesser known but still amazing work, including the kaleidoscopic color images of The Gang’s All Here, with Alice Faye. Alfred Hitchcock’s dialectic follows, illustrating the evolution of his style from German silent films of the 1920s to his British period and finally on to his American triumphs of the 1950s. Finally, the Canadian musician and filmmaker Loreena McKennitt, a long-time friend of Dr. Soren, will be discussed, featuring her work as a modern Pre-Raphaelite and Romantic, and her unusual video style for songs such as The Mummer’s Dance.
