Alternatives to Hollywood: A Teacher's Guide

Sarah Perks, Isabelle Vanderschelden, and Andy Willis

Auteur’s Alternatives to Hollywood: A Teacher’s Guide is aimed explicitly at those requiring a short, sharp exposure to the cinemas of France, India and East Asia. The aim is both to expand the understanding of the cinemas – with particular reference to the term ‘New Wave’ – while also discovering new films to widen Film Studies teaching in general. Each of the three chapters includes a historical overview of the national/regional cinema under discussion, in depth case studies of representative films and film-makers – including Les Quatre cents coups (The 400 Blows), Amélie, the films of Wong Kar-wai (Chungking Express, 2046) and Mohabbatein – and extensive bibliographies, filmographies to signpost further investigation and advice on teaching approaches.

Related Subjects

• Film

Series

• Teacher's Guides and Classroom Resources (Auteur)

About the Author

Sarah Perks is a director of Cornerhouse, Manchester; Isabelle Vanderschelden teaches French and Film Studies at Manchester Metropolitan University; Andy Willis teaches at the University of Salford.

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