FILM359X

Cross-listed with ARTH389Q. Credit only granted for ARTH389Q or FILM359X. Students will explore classic foreign films from India, Japan, China, France, Italy, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Russia, and other countries. This course is designed to enable students to examine historically and artistically significant films made since 1945 by some of the most important directors in world cinema. By examining these representative examples of classic foreign films (such as The 400 Blows, Bicycle Thieves, Red Sorghum) in their geopolitical and institutional contexts, students will learn and understand how these films embody as well as give expression to modern and contemporary culture, society, and history. All films are subtitled.