This course introduces students to canonical films of the Weimar, Nazi 
and post-war period and will reflect on what constitutes the canon when
discussing films, including those of recent vintage. Exploring issues of
class, gender, and oedipal conflict by means of close analysis, the 
course seeks to sensitize students to the cultural context of these 
films and the changing socio-political climates in which they arose. 
Special attention will be paid to the issue of film style. Directors 
include Lang, Pabst, Murnau, Riefenstahl, Staudte, Schloendorff, von 
Trotta, Herzog, Fassbinder, Wenders, Haneke, and Dresen.