Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Liverpool Screen School
Learning Methods
Lecture
Seminar
Workshop
Module Offerings
5024FILM-SEP-MTP
Aims
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
Learning Outcomes
1.
Demonstrate awareness of the range and variety of European cinematic traditions, and the institutions that support them
2.
Discuss in depth films from one national European cinema
3.
Present arguments around art and/or popular cinema in Europe
Module Content
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.
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.