ML 341 - Contemporary German Cinema

(3.00 cr.)

The course offers a brief overview of classic German cinema and its contribution to the art of filmmaking, with its main focus being the development of German cinema from 1960 to the present. Students view and discuss works by von Trotta, Fassbinder, Herzog, Petersen, Tykwer, Becker, Tim, and Akin, and they investigate the films' relation to the societal, historical, and political developments in contemporary Germany and Europe. No German necessary. IF