The course topics are focused on discussion of the films viewed in class and readings from the two required texts:
- Corrigan, Timothy. A Short Guide to Writing About Film, 4th ed. Essex: Pearson Longman, 2000.
- Hake, Sabine. German National Cinema. New York: Routledge, 2001.
Reading Questions
LEC # | TOPICS |
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“Die Stunde Null” and “Trümmerfilme”: Making Movies after the Catastrophy | |
1 |
Staudte, Wolfgang. Murderers Among Us. 1946.
Reading: Hake. German National Cinema. Pp. 59-85. |
2 |
Discussion
Reading: |
Visual Histories: Four Perspectives | |
3 |
Schlöndorff, Volker. The Tin Drum. 1979.
Reading: |
4 |
Discussion
Reading: |
5 |
Fassbinder, Rainer W. The Marriage of Maria Braun. 1978.
Reading: |
6 |
Discussion
Reading: |
7 |
Wenders, Wim. Wings of Desire. 1987.
Reading: |
8 |
Discussion
Reading: First Paper Due |
9 |
Trotta, Margarethe von. The Promise. 1993.
Reading: |
10 |
Discussion
First Part of Jounal Due |
America-Made in West Germany | |
11 |
Herzog, Werner. Stroszek. 1976.
Reading: |
12 |
Discussion
Reading: |
13 |
Wenders, Wim. Paris, Texas. 1984.
Reading: |
14 |
Discussion
Reading: |
15 |
Adlon, Percy. Bagdad Café. 1988
Second Paper Due |
16 | Discussion |
East German Cinema | |
17 |
Wolf, Konrad. I was Nineteen. 1968.
Reading: |
18 |
Discussion
Reading: |
Post-unification German Cinema: From Germany to Hollywood and Back | |
19 | Petersen, Wolfgang. The Boat. 1981. |
20 |
Discussion
Reading: |
21 | Tykwer, Tom. Run, Lola Run. 1999. |
22 |
Discussion
Reading: |
23 |
Becker, Wolfgang. Goodbye, Lenin. 2003.
Third Paper Due |
24 |
Discussion Reading: Second Part of Journal Due |
25 | Last Class, Final Discussion |