B.A. (German Studies) Film Studies Filmstudien Syllabus - Mumbai University
This is the Fourth Year BA German Studies Honours syllabus under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2026-27. The fourth year is new in 2026-27, and the University runs it as two separate awards: Honours, and Honours with Research.
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Syllabus for Film Studies Filmstudien
Module 1: Films based on historical topics
- Unit 1 Content and analysis
- Unit 2 Film techniques, genre, cultural and historical context
Module 2: Films based on social topics
- Unit 1 Content and analysis
- Unit 2 Film techniques, genre, cultural and social context
Prescribed films: (any 10 films to be studied)
- 1 Die Mörder sind unter uns. Wolfgang Staudte, 1946.
- 2 Die Brücke. Bernhard Wicki, 1959.
- 3 Lola Rennt. Tom Tykwer, 1998.
- 4 Der Pianist. Roman Polanski, 2002.
- 5 Solino. Fatih Akin, 2002.
- 6 Goodbye Lenin. Wolfgang Becker, 2003.
- 7 Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei. Hans Weingartner, 2004.
- 8 Die weiße Rose. Michael Verhoeven, 2004.
- 9 Das Leben der Anderen. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, 2005.
- 10 Wer früher stirbt, ist länger tot. Marcus Rosenmüller, 2007.
- 11 Der Baader Meinhof Komplex. Uli Edel, 2008.
- 12 Die Welle. Frederick Lau, Dennis Gansel, 2008.
- 13 Almanya, Willkommen in Deutschland. Yasemin Samdereli, 2010.
- 14 Nebenan. Daniel Brühl, 2021.
- 15 Im Westen nichts Neues. Edward Berger, 2022. Or any other film/s selected by the course incharge.
Reference Books
- Hartmann, Frank: Multimedia. Wien 2008.
- Hickethier, Knut: Film- und Fernsehanalyse. 4. Auflage. Stuttgart 2007.
- Kamp, Werner / Rüsel, Manfred: Vom Umgang mit Film. Berlin 2011.
- Steinmetz, Rüdiger, u.a. (Hg.): Grundlagen der Filmästhetik. Filme sehen lernen 1. Frankfurt am Main 2009.
- Steinmetz, Rüdiger, u.a. (Hg.): Licht, Farbe, Sound. Filme sehen lernen 2. Frankfurt am Main 2009.
- Welke,Tina / Faistauer, Renate (Hg.): Film im DaF/DaZ-Unterricht. Wien 2015.
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.A. (German Studies) under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2026-27. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.
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