Italian fantasy, horror, mystery and science fiction
The Italian fantasy cinema, 1957-1981, from I Vampiri to L’Aldilà. A historical-cultural look at
cinema and the Italy of dreams, spaceships and nightmares.
Appropriate reading level: B1 advanced / B2 +
expected results:
• Students will use the talking circle tradition to effectively communicate their ideas on a
variety of topics with their fellow students.
• Students will keep journals to record their responses to reading selections, responses to
practice exercises, list of new words + synonyms and antonyms
• Students will learn about Italian history.
• Students will read the stories behind the films and tell others about their favorites.
• Students will write possible plots for a film.
• Students will write what they know about Italian fantasy cinema.