Film ID
We have only watched one documentary so far. What is the name of the film and its release year?
The Gate of Heavenly Peace; 1995.
Name 6 classmates!
Explain the symptomatic meaning of Ringu.
Late-90s Japan; Anxiety toward technology, etc.
What is the difference between national and transnational cinema? Give one example of transnational cinema.
One of the films we watched has won the Oscar Best Foreign Language Award in the year 2000. What is the film and the name of director?
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; Ang Lee.
Choose a director you consider an auteur, explain why.
Hong Kong was under the colonial control of which country, and in what year was it handed over to China?
UK, 1997
What are some hallmarks of Wong Kar-Wai's style? Give two examples.
Frame-within-a-frame; Step-printing/ Under-cranking; etc.
We have watched 3 Thriller/ Horror films. Give film name, director, and year of release.
The Housemaid 1960 Kim Ki-young;
Ringu 1998 Hideo Nakata;
Parasite 2019 Bong Joon-ho.
Explain the concept of "body genres"
What are the referential context and symptomatic meaning of A City of Sadness?
Post-War Transition (the end of Japanese colonial era to KMT ruling); the 228 Incident
Year of Release: 1989 (two years after the end of martial law/ white terror period)
Give one example of how films we watched in class reinvented/ challenged genre conventions.