GER 325 German Film

A survey of German-language cinema emphasizing the early black-and-white films of the Weimar period (1919-33), the highly influential art films of the "New German Cinema" (ca. 1965-85) and the (superficially) lighter German films made after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Emphasis on understanding films in their social, cultural and historical contexts and on understanding the fundamentals of film art, analysis and criticism. Films will be screened in the evenings and will be available on reserve in the library.

Credits

3

Cross Listed Courses

FLM 280.

Prerequisite

GER 210 or placement.