FS5 SECTION A

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FS5 SECTION A FILM STYLES AND MOVEMENTS

• FS5 OPTION / FOCUS FILMS AVAILABLE FOR
  EXAMINATION FOR

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German and Soviet Cinemas of the 1920s

• Focus films Nosferatu (Murnau, 1922) and/or
  Strike (Eisenstein, 1924)

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Neo-Realism in Italy and Beyond

• Focus films Bicycle Thieves (De Sica, 1948)
  and/or The Tree of Wooden Clogs (Olmi, 1978)

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Japanese Cinema 1950 - 1970

• Focus films Rashomon (Kurosawa, 1950) and/or
  Tokyo Drifter (Suzuki, 1966)

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Cinematic New Waves

• What is a new wave in cinema? This topic allows
  for the possibility to engage in
• EITHER
• A comparative study of films from different new
  waves such as A Bout de Souffle (France), Pepi,
  Luci, Bom and Other Girls (Spain), Chungking
  Express (Hong Kong) and Festen (Denmark).

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OR

• A specific study of French new wave cinema from
  approximately 1958 to 1965 based on A Bout de
  Souffle. Another Godard film such as Une Femme
  est Une Femme or Vivre Sa Vie may be included but
  note that it is not acceptable to offer only
  Godard films. Other possible choices include,
  for example, Truffaut's Jules et Jim or Tirez Sur
  Le Pianiste or Varda's Cléo de 5 à 7.

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OR

• A specific study of contemporary East Asian new
  wave cinema based on Chungking Express. Another
  Wong Kar-Wai film such as Days of Being Wild or
  Fallen Angels may be included but note that it is
  not acceptable to offer only Wong films. Other
  possible choices include Chan's Made in Hong Kong
  or Ming-Liang's The River or Ye's Suzhou River.

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• Focus films A Bout de Souffle (Godard, 1959)
  and/or Chungking Express (Wong Kar-Wai, 1994)

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Surrealist and Fantasy Cinema

• Focus films The Phantom of Liberty (Bunuel,
  1974) and/or Alice (Svankmajer, 1988)