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Summer Classics Seminar: Jaws

Presented by Bryn Mawr Film Institute at Bryn Mawr Film Institute

August 16, 2011

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Have you wanted to take a film class at Bryn Mawr Film Institute but couldn’t commit to multiple sessions? Are you interested in learning more about a particular classic film? Do you want an entertaining, engaging, and comfortable way to spend a hot summer evening? If you answered “yes” to any of the questions above, then Summer Classics Seminars are for you. Each stand-alone class is built around a different classic film. Just like BMFI's regular courses, each class will offer students a reading about the film, an introductory lecture before the film and a guided discussion after the film. In addition, your ticket to see the film on the big screen, as well as popcorn and a drink, are included.

Andrew J. Douglas, Ph.D. will lead this Summer Classics Seminar about Jaws. When a man-eating great white shark terrorizes a beach town, its police chief, an oceanographer, and a grizzled fisherman join forces to hunt the beast in Steven Spielberg's sophomore feature. Considered the first blockbuster, Jaws features an iconic, Oscar-winning score by John Williams. The 1975 film will be shown in the theater on 35mm. This seminar is sponsored in honor of philosopher, educator, author, and filmmaker Jose Ferrater-Mora.