• Offered by School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics
  • ANU College ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
  • Course subject Film Studies

The course examines the major developments in postwar European cinema through a detailed study of representative films by a number of key European filmmakers. Directors studied will include Ingmar Bergman, Roman Polanski, Federico Fellini, Luis Bunuel, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Andrei Tarkovsky, Werrner Herzog, and Krzysztof Kieslowski. The films will be examined in their historical and social context as well as in relation to their director's particular aesthetic and thematic preoccupations.The course is specifically intended to function as the aesthetic counterpart to European Cinemas, European Societies FILM2003 but it may also be taken on its own as a general survey of the major European auteurs.The course is specifically intended to function as the aesthetic counterpart of European Cinemas, European Societies FILM2003 but it may also be taken on its own as a general survey of the major European auteurs.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

On successfully completing this course students will have acquired the ability to:
  1. Identify and characterisemajor developments in postwar European cinema
  2. Critically appraise and relate the distinctive stylistic characteristics of the directors studied
  3. Distinguish European filmmaking from the dominant Hollywood paradigm
  4. Carry out meaningful close analysis of cinematic texts

Indicative Assessment

  • One 2,000 word essay (50%) – Learning outcomes1, 2, 3, 4
  • One 10-15 minute tutorial presentationon one of the films/directors(10%) – Learning outcomes 2, 4
  • One final two-hour examination (40%) –Learning outcomes 2,4.

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Workload

One 1-hour lecture, one 1-hour tutorial/seminar and a 2-hour screening and an additional 6 hours of private study per week.

Requisite and Incompatibility

To enrol in this course you must have completed 12 Units of 1000 level courses.

Majors

Minors

Fees

Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.  

If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Students continuing in their current program of study will have their tuition fees indexed annually from the year in which you commenced your program. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.

Student Contribution Band:
1
Unit value:
6 units

If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.  Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.

Units EFTSL
6.00 0.12500
Domestic fee paying students
Year Fee Description
1994-2003 $1164
2014 $2478
2013 $2472
2012 $2472
2011 $2424
2010 $2358
2009 $2286
2008 $2286
2007 $2286
2006 $2286
2005 $2286
2004 $1926
International fee paying students
Year Fee
1994-2003 $2574
2014 $3246
2013 $3240
2012 $3240
2011 $3240
2010 $3240
2009 $3240
2008 $3240
2007 $3132
2006 $3132
2005 $3132
2004 $2916
Note: Please note that fee information is for current year only.

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Second Semester

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
3258 20 Jul 2015 07 Aug 2015 31 Aug 2015 30 Oct 2015 In Person N/A

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