Rick McCormick
Teaching German Film Handout Packet

A. Contents

1. Filmographies: Frieden, et al., eds: Gender and German Cinema, Vols 1 & 2 (coming soon!)
2. McCormick: Sequence Analysis Worksheet & (Paper) Assignment, German 3604.
3. McCormick: Selected Bibliography, German/Film Studies
4. McCormick: Course Syllabus, German 3604, "Gender and German Cinema," Fall 1996.
5. McCormick: Course Syllabus, German 8340, "Gender and Modernity in Weimar Film and Literature," Winter 1996.

B. Commercial sources for German videos and laser disks

1. Mail Order Kaiser GmbH Buchversand, Aachenerstr. 11, München; Fax: (011-49-89) 08 22 40. According to Klaus Phillips, this business is very quick with orders and even accepts personal checks from the U.S. (!) Not a source to try if you want German films with English subtitles.
2. Facets Multimedia, Inc. 1517 W. Fullerton, Chicago, IL 60614. Tel. (800) 331-6197. Great source for foreign and independent films, including classic Weimar and New German Cinema films. Usually with English subtitles.
3. German Language Video Center/Heidelberg Haus, 7625-27 Pendleton Pike, Indianapolis, IN 46226-5298. Tel. (317) 547-1257; fax: (317) 547-1263. Great source for entertainment films (incl. Kitsch), esp. 50s Heimatfilme and 3rd Reich films, some with, some without English subtitles; also New German Cinema and classical Weimar cinema (but compare prices with Facets on these titles).

Questions? Comments? Concerns? Contact the WiG Steering Committee.