Russian 310 Russian and East European Cinema

Through the study of films from the 1970s to post-Soviet times, we study the major concerns of East Europeans as they were addressed through cinema. We explore the interrelationships among the cinematic traditions of Russia, Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and former Yugoslavia/Balkans. In this course students explore film as a major medium of cultural and political expression. We focus on several cultural /historical/ social/political themes.

Taught in English. Films with English subtitles.