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Visual Histories: German Cinema 1945 to Present

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Instructor: Prof. Bernd Widdig
Term: Fall 2003
Level: Undergraduate
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Visual Histories: German Cinema 1945 to Present

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Lecture 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.

Lecture 2: Discussion Reading: Hake. German National Cinema . Pp. 86-119.

Lecture 3: Schlöndorff, Volker. The Tin Drum . 1979. Reading: Corrigan. A Short Guide to Writing About Film. Pp. 41-66.

Lecture 4: Discussion Reading: Corrigan. A Short Guide to Writing About Film. Pp. 67-92.

Lecture 5: Fassbinder, Rainer W. The Marriage of Maria Braun. 1978. Reading: Kaes, Anton. From Hitler to Heimat. Pp. 3-35.

Lecture 6: Discussion Reading: Kaes, Anton. From Hitler to Heimat. Pp. 73-104.

Lecture 7: Wenders, Wim. Wings of Desire. 1987. Reading: Cook, Gemünden. The Cinema of Wim Wenders. Pp. 9-24.

Lecture 8: Discussion Reading: Cook, Gemünden. Pp. 163-190. First Paper Due

Lecture 9: Trotta, Margarethe von. The Promise. 1993. Reading: Corrigan. A Short Guide to Writing About Film. Pp. 93-121.

Lecture 10: Discussion First Part of Jounal Due

Lecture 11: Herzog, Werner. Stroszek . 1976. Reading: Hake. German National Cinema. Pp. 144-168.

Lecture 12: Discussion Reading: Hake. German National Cinema. Pp. 168-178.

Lecture 13: Wenders, Wim. Paris, Texas. 1984. Reading: Cook, Gemünden. The Cinema of Wim Wenders. Pp. 121-135.

Lecture 14: Discussion Reading: Cook, Gemünden. The Cinema of Wim Wenders. Pp. 205-221.

Lecture 15: Adlon, Percy. Bagdad Café . 1988 Second Paper Due

Lecture 16: Discussion

Lecture 17: Wolf, Konrad. I was Nineteen. 1968. Reading: Hake. German National Cinema. Pp. 119-131.

Lecture 18: Discussion Reading: Hake. German National Cinema. Pp. 132-144.

Lecture 19: Petersen, Wolfgang. The Boat. 1981.

Lecture 20: Discussion Reading: Hake. German National Cinema. Pp. 179-192.

Lecture 21: Tykwer, Tom. Run, Lola Run. 1999.

Lecture 22: Discussion Reading: TBA

Lecture 23: Becker, Wolfgang. Goodbye, Lenin. 2003. Third Paper Due

Lecture 24: Discussion Reading: TBA Second Part of Journal Due

Lecture 25: Last Class, Final Discussion