World Cinemas may survey a number of important countries' cinemas, or focus on a particular country, language, or area of the world. Emphasis is placed on indigenous cinema, reactions to the US film industry and culture, important themes and topics, the socio-political climate of a country, and historical moments, such as the French New Wave, Cinema Novo, or Italian Neo-Realism, and major filmmakers such as Fellini, Fassbinder, Kurosawa, Truffaut, and Bunuel.

Films are shown in original languages with English subtitles. Fulfills a visual and performing arts core requirement in history. Three credits.

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