Department of European Studies & Modern Languages, Unit Catalogue 2006/07

EU30565 German national option G11: Zeitgeschichte im deutschen Film

Credits: 6

Level: Honours

Semester: 1

Assessment: CW100

Requisites:

Aims: This unit aims to provide students with an insight into film as a reflection of Germany's social and political history in the 20th century.
Learning Outcomes:
Students who complete the unit will be able to:
* undertake detailed formal and thematic analysis of German films
* situate their analysis of German film in an appropriate socio-historical context
* show an understanding of the cinema's role in German society.
Skills:
Skills in critical analysis, conceptual thinking, precision in the use of written and spoken language, exercise of independent judgement, reasoned argument, effective communication in the target language, teamwork and the planning/conduct/reporting of non-quantitative research are developed and assessed in this unit.
Content:
Students will examine examples of German expressionist film, National Socialist era film, 'Trümmerfilme', New German Cinema and post-un'fication cinema. Films studied will include: Wolfgang Staudte (dir.), Die Mörder sind unter uns (1946); Hans Deppe (dir.), Grun ist die Heide (1951); Wim Wenders (dir.), Falsche Bewegung (1974); R.W. Fassbinder, Die Ehe der Maria Braun (1979); Rainer Kaufmann (dir.), Städtgespräch (1995); Tom Tykwer (dir.), Lola rennt (1998). The unit is taught in German.

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