German National Cinema from 1917 to 1989, and Cold War Germanys in Film

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Examines three phases of German national cinema in competition with Hollywood's early dominance of film production, from the founding of the UFA in 1917 through National Socialist Cinema, the "New German Cinema," and the cinema of East Germany. Explores representations of Germanys during the Cold War, 1949-1989, a mythical Germany cast as the locus of "world evil." Weekly screenings. In English.