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Languages & Culture
Film & Media: 5 Wonders of New German Cinema
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Course details
Course code
Q00009766Course date
Start: 18/02/25
End: 18/03/25
Number of classes
5 sessionsTutor
George CromackFee range
Free to £37.00
How you'll learn
Venue
OnlineLevel of study
Availability
This course is for early booking only.
Course overview
Explore the five film wonders of cinematic works from the New German era (sometimes ‘Young German’) of filmmaking which peaked throughout the1970s attracting international attention. Together, let's unravel the magic of the New German Cinema and discover its enduring impact on the world of filmmaking.
This course is for early booking only.
Course description
New German (sometimes called ‘Young German’) era of filmmaking spanned from the 1960s into the 1980s, peaking throughout the1970s as a new generation of filmmakers, frustrated at what they felt was the stagnate of their national cinema - expressed themselves on screen as never before – several going on to have international careers to this day.
You'll examine the influences, motivations and themes within several of these films, considering their impact then and now: Alice in the Cities (1974), Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974), Fitzcarraldo (1982), The Enigma of Kasper Hauser (1974), Wings of Desire (1987)
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