Films for further study
Representation (Social Class, Age, Gender, Ethnicity)
The Full Monty (Peter Cattaneo, 1997)
East is East (Damien O'Donnell, 1999)
Rabbit-Proof Fence (Philip Noyce, 2002)
Crash (Paul Haggis, 2004)
Tangled (Nathan Greno & Byron Howard 2010)
The Full Monty (Peter Cattaneo, 1997)
East is East (Damien O'Donnell, 1999)
Rabbit-Proof Fence (Philip Noyce, 2002)
Crash (Paul Haggis, 2004)
Tangled (Nathan Greno & Byron Howard 2010)
Film Theory
Auteur Theory
Alfred Hitchcock: Strangers on a Train (1951), Vertigo (1958), Rear Window (1954), Psycho (1960), The Birds (1963), Marnie (1964)
Guillermo Del Toro: Cronos (1993), Mimic (1997), El Espinazo del Diablo The Devil's Backbone (2001), Blade 2 (2002), Hellboy (2004), El Laberinto del Fauno Pan's Labyrinth (2006), Hellboy 2: The Golden Army (2008)
Tim Burton: Batman (1989), Edward Scissorhands (1990), Batman Returns (1992), The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), Beetlejuice (1998), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Big Fish (2003), Corpse Bride (2005)
Quentin Tarantino: Reservoir Dogs (1992), Pulp Fiction (1994), Jackie Brown (1997), Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003), Kill Bill Vol. 2 (2004), Inglorious Basterds (2009), Django Unchained (2012), The Hateful 8 (2015). Take a look at theTarantino Death Count infographic...
Formalism
Lola Rennt / Run Lola Run (Tom Tykwer, 1998)
Structuralism and Post-structuralism
Once Upon a Time in the West (Sergio Leone, 1968)
Postmodernism
Moulin Rouge! (Baz Luhrmann, 2001)
Feminism
Mamma Mia! (Phyllida Lloyd, 2008)
Auteur Theory
Alfred Hitchcock: Strangers on a Train (1951), Vertigo (1958), Rear Window (1954), Psycho (1960), The Birds (1963), Marnie (1964)
Guillermo Del Toro: Cronos (1993), Mimic (1997), El Espinazo del Diablo The Devil's Backbone (2001), Blade 2 (2002), Hellboy (2004), El Laberinto del Fauno Pan's Labyrinth (2006), Hellboy 2: The Golden Army (2008)
Tim Burton: Batman (1989), Edward Scissorhands (1990), Batman Returns (1992), The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), Beetlejuice (1998), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Big Fish (2003), Corpse Bride (2005)
Quentin Tarantino: Reservoir Dogs (1992), Pulp Fiction (1994), Jackie Brown (1997), Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003), Kill Bill Vol. 2 (2004), Inglorious Basterds (2009), Django Unchained (2012), The Hateful 8 (2015). Take a look at theTarantino Death Count infographic...
Formalism
Lola Rennt / Run Lola Run (Tom Tykwer, 1998)
Structuralism and Post-structuralism
Once Upon a Time in the West (Sergio Leone, 1968)
Postmodernism
Moulin Rouge! (Baz Luhrmann, 2001)
Feminism
Mamma Mia! (Phyllida Lloyd, 2008)
Film History
German & Soviet Cinema
The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari (Robert Wiene, 1919)
Nosferatu (F W Murnau, 1922)
Strike (Sergei M Eisenstein, 1924)
Bronenisets Potemkin Battleship Potemkin (Sergei M Eisenstein, 1925)
Metropolis (Fritz Lang, 1926)
Surrealism
L’Age d’Or (Luis Buñue,l 1930)
Un Chien Andalou (Luis Buñuel, 1929)
Orphée (Jean Cocteau, 1929)
Meshes of the Afternoon (Maya Deren / Alecander Hammid 1943)
Cet obscur objet du désir That Obscure Object of Desire (Luis Buñuel, 1977)
L’année dernière à Marienbad Last Year at Marienbad (Alain Resnais, 1961)
New Wave Cinema
À bout de souffle Breathless (Jean-Luc Godard, 1960)
Jules et Jim Jules and Jim (Françios Truffaut, 1962) *French New Wave
Chung Hing sam lam Chungking Express (Kar Wai Wong, 1994)
Festen (Thomas Vinternberg, 1998)
Suzhou he Suzhou River (Ye Lou, 2000) *East Asian New Wave
Depictions of Power, Poverty and Conflict
La Haine (Mathieu Kassovitz, 1995)
Amores Perros (González Iñárritu, 2000)*
Cidade de Deus City of God (Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund, 2002)
Tsotsi (Gavin Hood, 2005)
Examples of Neo Realism
Ossessione Obsession (Luchino Visconti, 1943) Italy
Ladri di Biciclette The Bicycle Theives (Vittorio De Sica, 1948) Italy
Miraculo a Milano Miracle in Milan (Vittorio De Sica, 1951) Italy
Panthr Panchali (Satyajit Ray, 1955) India
Shadows (John Cassavetes, 1959) USA
Rocco e i Suoi Fratelli Rocco and his Brothers (LuchinoVisconti, 1960) Italy
Lialbeno Degli Zoccoli The Tree of the Wooden Clogs (Ermanno Olmi, 1978) Italy
Central Do Brasil Central Station (Walter Salles, 1998) Brazil / France
Bad ma ra khahad bord The Wind Will Carry Us (Abbas Kiarostami, 1999) Iran / France
Examples of Film Noir
The Maltese Falcon (John Huston, 1941)
Double Indemnity (Billy Wilder, 1944)
Murder, My Sweet /Farewell my Lovely (Edward Dmytryk, 1944)
Lead her to Heaven (John M Stahl, 1945)
German & Soviet Cinema
The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari (Robert Wiene, 1919)
Nosferatu (F W Murnau, 1922)
Strike (Sergei M Eisenstein, 1924)
Bronenisets Potemkin Battleship Potemkin (Sergei M Eisenstein, 1925)
Metropolis (Fritz Lang, 1926)
Surrealism
L’Age d’Or (Luis Buñue,l 1930)
Un Chien Andalou (Luis Buñuel, 1929)
Orphée (Jean Cocteau, 1929)
Meshes of the Afternoon (Maya Deren / Alecander Hammid 1943)
Cet obscur objet du désir That Obscure Object of Desire (Luis Buñuel, 1977)
L’année dernière à Marienbad Last Year at Marienbad (Alain Resnais, 1961)
New Wave Cinema
À bout de souffle Breathless (Jean-Luc Godard, 1960)
Jules et Jim Jules and Jim (Françios Truffaut, 1962) *French New Wave
Chung Hing sam lam Chungking Express (Kar Wai Wong, 1994)
Festen (Thomas Vinternberg, 1998)
Suzhou he Suzhou River (Ye Lou, 2000) *East Asian New Wave
Depictions of Power, Poverty and Conflict
La Haine (Mathieu Kassovitz, 1995)
Amores Perros (González Iñárritu, 2000)*
Cidade de Deus City of God (Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund, 2002)
Tsotsi (Gavin Hood, 2005)
Examples of Neo Realism
Ossessione Obsession (Luchino Visconti, 1943) Italy
Ladri di Biciclette The Bicycle Theives (Vittorio De Sica, 1948) Italy
Miraculo a Milano Miracle in Milan (Vittorio De Sica, 1951) Italy
Panthr Panchali (Satyajit Ray, 1955) India
Shadows (John Cassavetes, 1959) USA
Rocco e i Suoi Fratelli Rocco and his Brothers (LuchinoVisconti, 1960) Italy
Lialbeno Degli Zoccoli The Tree of the Wooden Clogs (Ermanno Olmi, 1978) Italy
Central Do Brasil Central Station (Walter Salles, 1998) Brazil / France
Bad ma ra khahad bord The Wind Will Carry Us (Abbas Kiarostami, 1999) Iran / France
Examples of Film Noir
The Maltese Falcon (John Huston, 1941)
Double Indemnity (Billy Wilder, 1944)
Murder, My Sweet /Farewell my Lovely (Edward Dmytryk, 1944)
Lead her to Heaven (John M Stahl, 1945)
Global Cinema / Around the world...
Bollywood
Hum Aapke Hain Koun! What do I mean to you? (Sooraj R Barjatya, 1994)
Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jaynge (DDLJ) The one with the true heart will win the bride (Aditya Chopra, 1995)
Dil to Pagal Hai the Heat is Crazy (Yash Chopra, 1997)
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Something Happens (Karan Johar, 1998)
Ašoka Asoka the Great (Santosh Sivan, 2001)
Dil Chahta Hai The Hear Desires (Farhan Akhtar, 2001)
Jodhaa Akbar (Ashutosh Gowariker, 2008)
Iranian Cinema
Zire Darakhatan Zeyton Through the Olive Trees (Abbas Kiarostami, 1994)
Rang-e Khoda The Colour of Paradise (Majid Majidi, 1999)
Roozi Ke Zan Shodam The Day I Became a Woman (Marziyeh Meshkini, 2000)
Takhté Siah Blackboards (Samira Makhmalbaf, 2000)
Dah 10 (Abbas Kiarostami, 2002)
20 Angosht 20 Fingers (Mania Akbari, 2004)
Offside (Panahi, 2006)
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud, 2007)
Japanese Cinema
Stray Dog Nora inu (Akira Kurosawa, 1949) Toho, Japan
Rashomon (Akira Kurosawa, 1950) Daiei, Japan
Tokyo Nagaremono Tokyo Drifter (Seijun Suzuki, 1952) Nikkatsu, Japan
Saikaku Ichidai Onna The Life of Oharu (Kenji Mizogochi, 1952) Shin Toto, Japan
Tokyo Monogatari Tokyo Story (Yasujiro Ozu, 1953) Shochiku, Japan
Nihon No Yuru to Kiri Night and Fog in Japan (Nagisa Oshima, 1960) Shochiku, Japan
Shinju Ten no Amijima Double Suicide (Masahiro Shinoda, 1969) Tokyo, Hyogensha, ATG, Japan
Mexican Cinema
Sólo con tu pareja (Alfonso Cuarón, 1991)
Como Agua Para Chocolate Like Water for Chocolate (Alfonso Arau, 1992)
Amores Perros (González Iñárritu, 2000)* (Trilogy of Death 1)
Y tu Mama También (Alfonso Cuaron, 2001)
El Infierno Hell (Luis Estrada, 2010)
The Mexican Suitacase (Trisha Ziff, 2011)
Después de Lucía After Lucia (Michael Franco, 2012)
Cinco de Mayo: La Batalla (Rafa Lara, 2013)
Bollywood
Hum Aapke Hain Koun! What do I mean to you? (Sooraj R Barjatya, 1994)
Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jaynge (DDLJ) The one with the true heart will win the bride (Aditya Chopra, 1995)
Dil to Pagal Hai the Heat is Crazy (Yash Chopra, 1997)
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Something Happens (Karan Johar, 1998)
Ašoka Asoka the Great (Santosh Sivan, 2001)
Dil Chahta Hai The Hear Desires (Farhan Akhtar, 2001)
Jodhaa Akbar (Ashutosh Gowariker, 2008)
Iranian Cinema
Zire Darakhatan Zeyton Through the Olive Trees (Abbas Kiarostami, 1994)
Rang-e Khoda The Colour of Paradise (Majid Majidi, 1999)
Roozi Ke Zan Shodam The Day I Became a Woman (Marziyeh Meshkini, 2000)
Takhté Siah Blackboards (Samira Makhmalbaf, 2000)
Dah 10 (Abbas Kiarostami, 2002)
20 Angosht 20 Fingers (Mania Akbari, 2004)
Offside (Panahi, 2006)
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud, 2007)
Japanese Cinema
Stray Dog Nora inu (Akira Kurosawa, 1949) Toho, Japan
Rashomon (Akira Kurosawa, 1950) Daiei, Japan
Tokyo Nagaremono Tokyo Drifter (Seijun Suzuki, 1952) Nikkatsu, Japan
Saikaku Ichidai Onna The Life of Oharu (Kenji Mizogochi, 1952) Shin Toto, Japan
Tokyo Monogatari Tokyo Story (Yasujiro Ozu, 1953) Shochiku, Japan
Nihon No Yuru to Kiri Night and Fog in Japan (Nagisa Oshima, 1960) Shochiku, Japan
Shinju Ten no Amijima Double Suicide (Masahiro Shinoda, 1969) Tokyo, Hyogensha, ATG, Japan
Mexican Cinema
Sólo con tu pareja (Alfonso Cuarón, 1991)
Como Agua Para Chocolate Like Water for Chocolate (Alfonso Arau, 1992)
Amores Perros (González Iñárritu, 2000)* (Trilogy of Death 1)
Y tu Mama También (Alfonso Cuaron, 2001)
El Infierno Hell (Luis Estrada, 2010)
The Mexican Suitacase (Trisha Ziff, 2011)
Después de Lucía After Lucia (Michael Franco, 2012)
Cinco de Mayo: La Batalla (Rafa Lara, 2013)