| 1 | 1. Introduction and presentation of resources and materials to be used in the course. | |
| 2 | 2. The concept of movement, the distinction between movement/style, the emergence of movements towards modern art. | |
| 3 | 3. Movements in world cinema: Social realism. | |
| 4 | 4. Expressionist German Cinema | |
| 5 | 5. French Poetic Realism | |
| 6 | 6. Italian Neorealism | |
| 7 | 7. Midterm Exam. | |
| 8 | 8. A look at the leading Neorealist directors and discussion on their films | |
| 9 | 9. French New Wave | |
| 10 | 10. Discussion on the leading figures of the New Wave and the films | |
| 11 | 11. American Independent Cinema | |
| 12 | 12. Student presentations | |
| 13 | 13. Student presentations | |
| 14 | 14. Overall assessment. | |