English 316-001
World Cinema: Eastern European Cinema
Instr: Samardzija, Zoran
Office: CRT 579; 229-4567
e-mail: zs2@uwm.edu
Office hours: TBA
Course Information: TR; 1:00-2:50pm; CRT 104
Course Description
This course surveys the major Eastern European films and filmmakers from 1960 to the present. We will examine a variety of Polish, Czech, Hungarian, and Yugoslav films, with an eye toward detailing their historical, aesthetic, and stylistic significance. We will also pay particular attention to how the films reflect the history of Eastern Europe from World War II, the rise and fall of communism, to the onset of capitalism.
Possible Screenings: Ashes and Diamonds, Knife in the Water, The Shop on Main Street, Loves of A Blonde, Closely Watched Trains, The Round-Up, Daises, WR: Mysteries of the Organism, Red Psalm, Man of Marble, Mephisto, Blind Chance, Damnation, White, Bolshe Vita, Underground, Kontroll, Lunacy.
