Visual Histories: German Cinema 1945 to Present

Calendar

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
“Die Stunde Null” and “Trümmerfilme”: Making Movies after the Catastrophy
1	Staudte, Wolfgang. Murderers Among Us. 1946. Reading: Corrigan. A Short Guide to Writing About Film. Pp. 1-19. Hake. German National Cinema. Pp. 59-85.
2	Discussion Reading: Hake. German National Cinema. Pp. 86-119.
Visual Histories: Four Perspectives
3	Schlöndorff, Volker. The Tin Drum. 1979. Reading: Corrigan. A Short Guide to Writing About Film. Pp. 41-66.
4	Discussion Reading: Corrigan. A Short Guide to Writing About Film. Pp. 67-92.
5	Fassbinder, Rainer W. The Marriage of Maria Braun. 1978. Reading: Kaes, Anton. From Hitler to Heimat. Pp. 3-35.
6	Discussion Reading: Kaes, Anton. From Hitler to Heimat. Pp. 73-104.
7	Wenders, Wim. Wings of Desire. 1987. Reading: Cook, Gemünden. The Cinema of Wim Wenders. Pp. 9-24.
8	Discussion Reading: Cook, Gemünden. Pp. 163-190. First Paper Due
9	Trotta, Margarethe von. The Promise. 1993. Reading: Corrigan. A Short Guide to Writing About Film. Pp. 93-121.
10	Discussion First Part of Jounal Due
America-Made in West Germany
11	Herzog, Werner. Stroszek. 1976. Reading: Hake. German National Cinema. Pp. 144-168.
12	Discussion Reading: Hake. German National Cinema. Pp. 168-178.
13	Wenders, Wim. Paris, Texas. 1984. Reading: Cook, Gemünden. The Cinema of Wim Wenders. Pp. 121-135.
14	Discussion Reading: Cook, Gemünden. The Cinema of Wim Wenders. Pp. 205-221.
15	Adlon, Percy. Bagdad Café. 1988 Second Paper Due
16	Discussion
East German Cinema
17	Wolf, Konrad. I was Nineteen. 1968. Reading: Hake. German National Cinema. Pp. 119-131.
18	Discussion Reading: Hake. German National Cinema. Pp. 132-144.
Post-unification German Cinema: From Germany to Hollywood and Back
19	Petersen, Wolfgang. The Boat. 1981.
20	Discussion Reading: Hake. German National Cinema. Pp. 179-192.
21	Tykwer, Tom. Run, Lola Run. 1999.
22	Discussion Reading: TBA
23	Becker, Wolfgang. Goodbye, Lenin. 2003. Third Paper Due
24	Discussion Reading: TBA Second Part of Journal Due
25	Last Class, Final Discussion