Film Studies 270WC - German Weimar Cinema
Spring
2016
01
4.00
Gabriele Davis
TTH 04:15PM-05:30PM
Mount Holyoke College
94923
Ciruti 211
gdavis@mtholyoke.edu
95516,94923
A study of representative films from Germany's Golden Age such as Wiene's Expressionist film noir, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari; Lang's sci-fi classic, Metropolis, and psycho-thriller, M.; Murnau's Dracula film, Nosferatu; Lubitsch's The Doll; Oswald's first gay film, Different from Others; and Winsloe's first lesbian film, Girls in Uniform. Emphasis on investigating historical and sociological background; influence of theater; advent of sound; the New Woman; genesis of horror, action, gay/lesbian and utopian film; relation to 20th/21st-century film and popular culture, e.g., such remakes as Herzog's 1979 Nosferatu, music videos by Queen, Madonna, Die Aerzte, and Lady Gaga.
Coreq: FLMST-270WCL.
Taught in English. 2 meetings (75 minutes) plus screening
Multiple required components--lab and/or discussion section. To register, submit requests for all components simultaneously.