HL4014 ADVANCED STUDIES IN FILM

This course aims to introduce you to a range of challenging films and some general critical tendencies in modern Asian cinema. It also seeks to provide you with a vocabulary to describe the formal effects of cinema. By the end of the semester, you will be conversant with the films studied, with modern Asian cinema as a broad category, and with film as a particular medium with its own history, techniques, and possibilities. This will aid you in developing cultural literacy. In addition, as this is a writing-intensive course, you will also learn to develop coherent critical written arguments about the films studied