Middlebury

MSAB 2350

German Biopics

German Biopics
Biopics, motion pictures based on the life of real, rather than fictional, persons, have become a booming genre in German contemporary cinema. In this course we will explore how film makers choose and develop characters and how they deal with the tension of historical accuracy versus fiction. Students will learn about basic film concepts and terminology in German. We will pay special attention to the political and social contexts in which the films were produced and received. Hannah Arendt (Margarethe von Trotta, 2012) and Gundermann (Andreas Dresen, 2018) are included as two well-known examples of the genre. (GRMN 201)
Subject:
Middlebury School Abroad
Department:
Germany
Division:
Middlebury Schools Abroad
Requirements Fulfilled:
ART EUR LNG WTR
Equivalent Courses:
GRMN 2350 *

Sections in Spring 2006, School Abroad Germany (Berlin)