Offered as GER 369hc and ITL 369hc. The transnational perspective allows us to rewrite the vertical histories of national cinemas across borders and times by looking at those histories as enmeshed within the transversal network of the films’ international reception and adaptation. In which ways do contemporary Chinese or Iranian neorealist-inspired films make us revisit neorealism? How can cinema open a window on a country’s history while appealing to international audiences?