FLMC81H3

Topics in National Cinemas

This is a course on the nation as a framework for film analysis. The topic will be the cinema of a single nation, or a comparison of two or more national cinemas, explored from several perspectives: social, political, and aesthetic. The course will look at how national cinema is shaped by and in turn shapes the cultural heritage of a nation. The course will also consider how changing definitions of national cinema in Film Studies have shaped how we understand film history and global film culture.