Marilyn Fabe - University of California Berkeley

Professor: Marilyn Fabe

Department: TBD

College: University of California Berkeley

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: FILM50
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Begins each film screening with a very informative short lecture, afterward it opens up to discussion. Does a lot to increase your appreciation for a wide range of films, likes to pick films that aren't usually taught in intro classes. Don't take it expecting an easy A, you have to do the work and put in the time, but it's fun.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: FILM25
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I actually audited her summer History of Silent Film class (25a?b?). It was wonderful. The films were great and well-selected. Her lectures were smart, thought-provoking, and engaging. Really, she's the bees knees. Super sweet and brilliant. I can't vouch for her grading, but she seems fair and eager for her students to do well. Take her!!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: FILM50
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Lecture is used for film viewings which is pretty cool. Goes through the early beginnings of cinema to contemporary. Grade is based solely on GSI, so hopefully you good a good one. Most of the GSIs take the class very seriously and grade accordingly.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: FILM50
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

The material in the class is not interesting unless you are really excited about cinema. She focuses on a theme which guides the course (i.e. Spring 09 was "The Child In Cinema") Overall, the grading is harder than would be expected and the GSIs take their job way too seriously. She is a nice person, but avoid the class.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: FILM151
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I took Hitchcock with her and it was one of my favorite classes at Cal. Class is interesting, you almost feel like you're not going to class at all. She's not an easy grader tho, I got a B and I swore I was well on my way to an A. Your paper must be "original" and fresh to get an A. It's hard to pull this off since Hitchcock is studied by everyone.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: FILM25A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Marilyn is one of the sweetest teaches I've had at Berkeley. She cares a lot about the students and is very easy going, She lets you come up with your own topics for papers so that you can write about what interests you. I really enjoyed learning about the silent film era and Marilyn enjoys teaching it. The tests are kind of hard so keep up!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: FILM28
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Avant Garde is hard to approach for most, and Fabe realized this. She made it a fun experience and helped enjoy some of the more tedious out-there films. She is a wonderful professor who made the final really easy going with here and there extra credit projects and other fun stuff.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: FILM50
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

A really interesting class....my two favorite films that we watched in class were Sunset Blvd. and Singin in the Rain. It's kind of hard to get an A, unless you know everything, but I did way way better than I expected. So you can def pull in a B+/A- if you try hard enough.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: FILM50
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Excellent professor! Really opened my eyes to the nuances of cinema. Unfortunately, it seems she doesn't know very much about modern film.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: FILM25B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Fun lecture but kind of a hard grader. You'll get a B not an A

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: FILM50
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This was one of the best classes I've taken at Berkeley. Isn't difficult at all, but it does challenge you to look beyond the obvious. Prof. Fabe is v nice, excellent lecturer. The films she picked when I took the class (sp 05) were awesome: Rashomon, Mulholland Dr., Lady From Shanghai, etc. Highly recommended for anyone.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ABUNCH
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She is truly a great professor!!! Only thing is, I could never get an A on my papers, no matter how hard I tried!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: FILMHISTORY
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This woman has seriously changed my life and been my fairy godmother- God bless her!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: FILMTHEORY100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

she makes you laugh about the strangest things, but overall she did a great job breaking down each theorist into small, edible pieces....I breezed through her final exam.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: FILM50
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Marilyn's way into film which made for some good discussions. Usually she could only manage to spark them with community members though. For some reason the students stayed silent. Plus, it's really your GSI that matters in this class, since Marilyn doesn't do much except pick the movies.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: FILM50
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

her lectures before the films that we watched in class really brough helpful insight and clarity. And she's really funny

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: FILMSTUDIES50
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She's one of the best professors you'll ever get in the arts dept. she's so down to earth, so easy to talk to because she's so kind and her class isn't too hard and the films are fun to watch esp. towards the end of the year. I totally think you should take this class i promise you won't regret it!!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: FILM50
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

this class was awesome and pretty easy. i feel like i know so much about films now... highly recommended!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: FILM100151
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

One of the best instructors in the film dept. Her enthusiasm and knowledge bring a good deal to her entertaining lectures. Marilyn knows her stuff. Always enourages questions and comments during lecture. Class grade usually based on midterm, paper, and a final. One of best instructors in film dept.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: FILM151
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Fabe's class is relatively simple, she doesn't take roll and you can easily pass w/out doing the reading. Can be a little dry if you aren't interested in the class subject. She is very nice though and more than willing to help.