01:354:321
World Cinema II

THIS COURSE SAME AS 195:321

This course will explore some of the major currents in filmmaking from around the globe since World War II.  We will consider the validity of a number of concepts such as world cinema, counter cinema, first, second and third cinema, and third-world cinema, focusing in particular on the interplay between local traditions and transnational industrial and artistic practices.  The required readings will provide orientation to the historical and cultural contexts of production and reception of the individual films studied, and in class we will also center on textual analysis.  So that we may identify and compare formal strategies throughout the semester, we will begin with a "crash course" in film analysis (which may be a review for some members of the class).  All students will be asked to engage in textual analysis on the essay exams and in the final paper. 

Course requirements include: attendance at weekly screenings and all scheduled classes; careful preparation of assigned readings and active participation in class discussion; one quiz on textual analysis of film; two essay exams; and a 7-8 page final paper.

Films may be drawn from the work of Mikhail Kalatozov; Roberto Rossellini; Jean Luc Godard; Vera Chytilová; Rainer Werner Fassbinder; Tomás Gutiérrez Alea; Diop Djibril Mambety; Abbas Kiarostami; Mani Ratnam; Wong Kar-Wai; Lucrecia Martel