FILM 3660 - International Film: German Cinema

5 credit hours
This course introduces you to the historical development and aesthetic diversity of German language cinema. It will include Early silent Wilhelmina cinema, Weimar cinema (including Expressionism, the ‘Neue Sachlichkeit or ‘New Objectivity’ and Kammerspielfilme), the cinema of the Third Reich, postwar cinema of West and East Germany, New German cinema (Fassbinder, Wenders, Herzog, Schldorff, Von Trotta) and more recent contemporary film including works by Fatih Akin, Michael Haneke and the filmmakers of the Berlin school. Titles may include: Metropolis, The Golem, Dr Faustus, Pandora’s Box, Triumph of the Will, Jud Ss, Marriage of Maria Braun, The Tin Drum, Freak Orlando, The Lives of Others, Funny Games, Revanche, The White Ribbon and others. This class meets your International Cinema requirement. IC