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The Language of Film

Andrew J. Douglas


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The Language of Film 1

The Language of Film in Citizen Kane

Friday, February 13, 2026, 10am
John and Jeanne Rowe Performance and Learning Center
Andrew J. Douglas, Ph.D., Deputy Director, Bryn Mawr Film Institute

Orson Welles revolutionized American theater at age 20, perpetrated a stunning hoax at 23, and was the creative force behind what would become the greatest American film ever made at 25. If all he had ever done was make Citizen Kane (1941), we would still be talking about it (and him) today. Join us to learn why.

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The Language of Film 2

What Happened to Hollywood?
From The Sound of Music to Midnight Cowboy

Monday, February 16, 2026, 10am
John and Jeanne Rowe Performance and Learning Center
Andrew J. Douglas, Ph.D., Deputy Director, Bryn Mawr Film Institute

Cinema changed a lot between 1965 and 1969. Studio moguls who ruled Tinseltown since the 1930s were going the way of the dinosaur, replaced by filmmaking renegades who embraced the counterculture and used the medium to challenge mainstream moviemaking and the politics of the time, ushering in what became known as American New Wave Cinema. This lecture explores this tectonic shift through clips from films like Blow-Up, The Graduate and Bonnie and Clyde.

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