German Studies 231WC - German Weimar Cinema
Spring
2016
01
4.00
Gabriele Davis
TTH 04:15PM-05:30PM
Mount Holyoke College
95516
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: GRMST-231WCL.
Taught in English. For German language D and German Studies credit, 232 and all written work for 231 must also be completed in German. Counts as a film studies component course. Contact instructor if conflict with announced screening time.
Multiple required components--lab and/or discussion section. To register, submit requests for all components simultaneously.