Prerequisites: upper-division standing or consent of instructor
Description: Analysis of the role of German immigrants in the emergence of film noir in 1940s’ Hollywood. Examines the revitalization of Weimar Expressionism in Hollywood cinema. Explores traumatic memory, cultural transfer, exile and dis- placement in films by German filmmaker refugees including Fritz Lang and Billy Wilder. Cross-listed with CPLT 135 and GER 135. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.