Course Catalogue

Liverpool Screen School

1. To introduce a selective range of European national cinemas 2. To explore the concepts of the ‘national’ and the ‘transnational’ in relation to Europe 3. To examine the boundaries between art and popular cinema

Outline Syllabus:(Indicative content; case studies may vary) Art and popular cinema in Europe French cinema: Nouvelle Vague, ‘Beur’ cinema, Cinema du look Italian cinema: Neo-realism; the giallo German cinema: New German cinema; post-Wall cinema Spanish cinema: La Movida, Almodovar, Basque cinema Swedish cinema: Bergman and Moodysson Greek cinema: Old and New Greek cinema; Weird wave New Romanian cinema Balkan cinema

Module Overview:
This module serves as an introduction to the range and variety of films produced in Europe, and their industrial contexts. It highlights the diversity of cinematic production in Europe, focusing not only on different national traditions, but also on the fact that European cinemas consist both of art and popular films.

Additional Information:This module serves as an introduction to the range and variety of films produced in Europe, and their industrial contexts. It highlights the diversity of cinematic production in Europe, focusing not only on different national traditions, but also on the fact that European cinemas consist both of art and popular films. The module focuses on a number of case studies, including small, or peripheral, national cinemas, while also exploring the role of transnational co-productions.