FLM 330 - New Asian Cinemas

Institution:

Muhlenberg College

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Description:

This course will selectively explore the national cinemas of Japan, China, Taiwan, India, and Korea. Although the course concentrates on films that have been produced in the last ten years or so, it will also attend to seminal movements in the development of national cinematic traditions, such as the postwar films of Akira Kurosawa and Yasujiro Ozu in Japan and Saryajit Ray in India. This course will then survey several examples of new East Asian cinema - for example, Wong Karwai's In the Mood for Love ( Hong Kong/China), Hou Hsiaohsien's City of Sadness ( China), Edward Yang's Yi Yi (Taiwan), Im Kwon Taek's Chunhyang, and Takeshi Kitano's Fireworks (Japan) - , one or two films from India (Mira Nair ? SalaaBombay, and a selected Bollywood extravaganza. Attendance at weekly screenings is required Meets general academic requirement D.

Credits:

4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.muhlenberg.edu

Phone Number:

(484) 664-3100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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