German Culture Through Film

German Culture through Film is part of a two book series, along with Arbeitsbuch zu German Culture through Cinema. This text covers thirty-one films with emphasis on German language skills. The series is designed to appeal to professors who teach courses in general education, liberal arts, cinema, or who conduct a course in German film exclusively in English, or for where students share the same class (and films) with those studying the German language. Each chapter includes: - Portions of the screen play, generally 2 or 3 scenes each running a page or two - A division of the film into 5 or 6 parts with each part having a listing of that section’s scenes and a brief summary of the scene. Each brief summary is followed by 4-6 questions - Vocabulary exercises that require students to match words and expressions in one list with those of another. (A few chapters have grammar exercises) - Information boxes that give background on the film as well as history and culture needed to understand the movie - A brief summary (120 words) which recycles vocabulary and asks students to fill in 5-7 mixing vocabulary word

German Culture through Film: An Introduction to German Cinema is an English-language text that serves equally well in courses on modern German film, in courses on general film studies, in courses that incorporate film as a way to study culture, and as an engaging resource for scholars, students, and devotees of cinema and film history. In its second edition, German Culture through Film expands on the first edition, providing additional chapters with context for understanding the era in which the featured films were produced. Thirty-three notable German films are arranged in seven chronological chapters, spanning key moments in German film history, from the silent era to the present. Each chapter begins with an introduction that focuses on the history and culture surrounding films of the relevant period. Sections within chapters are each devoted to one particular film, providing film credits, a summary of the story, background information, an evaluation, questions and activities to encourage diverse interpretations, a list of related films, and bibliographical information on the films discussed.