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Spring 2025 Laboratory Lecture Practice Study Observation HumanitiesUpper DivisionViewing and analysis of major German contributions to the cinema from the earliest period to the present. Emphasis on relevant aesthetic theories and on the schools of literature and painting that served as sources. Evaluation of the German film on the basis of social, artistic, and political criteria. Knowledge of German not required.
Learning Outcomes1Identify and describe the major movements and trends of German film history of the 20th and 21st centuries.
2Analyze the cinematography of representative German films.
3Interpret the explicit and implicit meanings of representative German films.