German History Paper

When you can accomplish the learning objectives for this lesson, you should begin work on the lesson essay described below. You may use any assigned readings, your notes, and other course-related materials to complete this assignment. Be sure to reread the essay grading criteria on the Grades and Assessments page.

This essay should be about 750 words long, typed double space with one-inch margins on each side. It is worth 100 points and should address the following:

It is often said that the New German Cinema was a profoundly "national" cinema. In your essay, you should try to support this view a) with reference to the administrative and financial structure of West Germany's film industry and b) with reference to the thematic focus of Rainer-Werner Fassbinder'sThe Marriage of Maria Braun.

After completing this lesson, you should be able to do the following:

• Define New German Cinema.

• Situate the movement within the broader socio-economic and political history of West Germany.

• Name some of the movement's major directors and common themes.

• Analyze Rainer-Werner Fassbinder's masterwork The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979).