GERM 265 - German Film in English Translation

Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)

This course offers an overview of selected historical and formal developments in German films from the silent period to the present.

Topic for 2013/14b: German Cinema Behind the Wall. This course explores the history of East Geman cinema through the films of the state-owned studios of DEFA (Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft), 1946-1992. DEFA produced over 850 feature films and countless documentaries between 1946-1990, yet East German film culture had remained terra incognita for the Western public during the existence of the GDR. We analyze this significant segment of German film history in relation to the development of New (West) German Cinema and think about the exact “placing” of GDR cinema within German film history and international debates around national cinema. Readings and discussions in English. Open to all classes. German majors see GERM 269 . Ms. von der Emde.

Two 75-minute periods.