Germ 216, Early German Cinema

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Week 1   Session 1: Organisational matters and introduction to course

              Session 2: General discussion of early film, technical developments, outline of basic terms

SCREENING Der Student von Prag

Week 2   Session 1: Lecture on History of Early German film; key organisations; some reactions to early film by intellectuals

               Session 2: Lecture on Der Student von Prag and discussion of Seminar Presentations – possibilities and expectations

SCREENING Das Kabinett des Dr Caligari

Week 3  Session 1: Seminar on Der Student von Prag

               Session 2: Lecture on Expressionist film

SCREENING Nosferatu

Week 4   Session 1: Seminar on Caligari

               Session 2: Lecture on Nosferatu

SCREENING Metropolis

Week 5   Session 1: Seminar on Nosferatu

               Session 2: Lecture on Expressionism (cntd); some notes on Metropolis

SCREENING Der blaue Engel

Week 6   Session 1: Seminar on Metropolis

               Session 2: Lecture on technical advances (sound)

SCREENING M

Week 7   Session 1: Seminar on Der blaue Engel

              Session 2: Lecture: sound cntd. Preliminary discussion of M

SCREENING Kuhle Wampe

Week 8   Session 1: Seminar on M

              Session 2: Lecture: Brecht and film

SCREENING Triumph des Willens

Week 9   Session 1: Seminar on Kuhle Wampe

              Session 2: Lecture: Political film and Nazi Propaganda – Triumph des Willens

NO SCREENING

Week 10 Session 1:Seminar on Triumph des Willens

              Session 2: Seminar (Comparisons Workshop and Exam preparation

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