GRM 255, 256 - Berlin in Film

Course unit(s): 1
Meets GAR: Meets general academic requirement HU (and W when offered as 256).
This course will examine the cinematic representation of the cosmopolitan metropolis Berlin from the 1920s to the present. Students will look at characteristic films from the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich, the Allied occupation, the divided country, and post-unification Germany. Offering a chronological overview of German film art set in Berlin, the course will explore how the mass medium of cinema reflected, influenced, and commented on the historical, cultural, and political developments in Germany. Students will investigate major cinematic movements, styles, innovations, genres, and directors. They will also be introduced to some major film theories and criticism. Taught in English.