GRMN 22802 - German Film & Society

Course Credit: 1
(CMLT, FILM, GERS)
This course examines major developments in German cinema from the early twentieth to the 21st centuries. Students will get an overview of important movements, directors, genres, stars, etc. in the history of German film and will learn about socio-political matters facing Weimar and Nazi Germany, post-war West and East German states, and of major themes and trends in the cinema of unified Germany. As is true of all film courses at the College of Wooster, this class enables students to study and practice the tools of film analysis. No previous knowledge of German or film criticism/theory is required. [C]