English 3170
History of Film III: 1960-present
Winter 2009
/ Steven Shaviro
PAPER ASSIGNMENT #2
Write a paper of 3 to 4 pages long (printed out, double-spaced) giving
a reading of one of the films on the following list. Make sure you both
look at the film intrinsically, and place it in its historical context. The paper is due on Friday, May 1.
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Krzystof Kieslowski, Blue (1993), White (1994), or Red (1994) (Poland/France)
- Emir Kustirica, Underground (Serbia, 1995)
- Aleksandr Sokurov, Russian Ark (Russia, 2002)
- Jan Svankmajer, Lunacy (Czech Republic, 2005)
- Cristian Mungiu, 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days (Romania, 2007)
- Bela Tarr, Werckmeister Harmonies (Hungary, 2000)
- Claire Denis, The Intruder (France, 2004)
- Olivier Assayas, Irma Vep (France, 1996)
- Catherine Breillat, Romance (France, 1999)
- Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardennes, The Promise (Belgium, 1996)
- Aki Kaurismaki, Ariel (Finland, 1988)
- Pedro Almodovar, Talk to Her (Spain, 2002)
- Lars Von Trier, Breaking the Waves (Denmark, 1996), or Dancer in the Dark (Denmark, 2000)
- Michael Haneke, Caché (Hidden) (France/Austria, 2005)
- Abbas Kiarostami, Ten (Iran, 2002)
- Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Gabbeh (Iran, 1996)
- Jafar Panahi, The Circle (Iran, 2000)
- Ousmane Sembene, Faat Kine (Senegal, 2000)
- Idrissa, Ouedraogo, Tilai (Burkina Faso, 1990)
- Souleymane Cissé, Yeelen (Mali, 1987)
- John Woo, Bullet in the Head (Hong Kong, 1990) or Hard Boiled (Hong Kong, 1992)
- Wong Kar Wai, Chungking Express (Hong Kong, 1994) or Happy Together (Hong Kong, 1997)
- Johnnie To, Election (Hong Kong, 2005)
- Lau Wai-keung and Mak Sou Fai, Internal Affairs (Hong Kong, 2002)
- Edward Yang, Yi Yi (Taiwan, 2000)
- Hou Hsiao-hsien, Flowers of Shanghai (Taiwan. 1998). or Three Times (Taiwan, 2005)
- Tsai Ming-liang, Goodbye, Dragon Inn (Taiwan, 2003)
- Zhang Yimou, Raise the Red Lantern (China, 1991)
- Chen Kaige, Farewell My Concubine (China, 1993)
- Jia Zhang Ke, Platform (China, 2000)
- Takeshi Kitano, Hana-Bi (Fireworks) (Japan, 1997)
- Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Pulse (Japan, 2001)
- Hirozaku Kore-eda, After Life (Japan, 1998)
- Shunji Iwai, All About Lily Chou-Chou (Japan, 2001)
- Shinji Aoyama, Eureka (Japan. 2000)
- Takashi Miike, City of Lost Souls (Japan, 2000)
- Hayao Miyazaki, Spirited Away (Japan, 2001)
- Satoshi Kon, Paprika (Japan, 2006)
- Kim Ki-duk, 3-Iron (South Korea, 2004)
- Chan-wook Park, Old Boy (South Korea, 2003)
- Im Kwon-taek, Soponje (South Korea, 1993)
- Hong Sang-soo, Woman is the Future of Man (South Korea, 2008)