Contextualize and discuss “Asphalt as an example of Weimar cinema”, incorporating analysis of the film.

The Film: Asphalt (Joe May, 1929) 90”

Research and situate the film in context, paying attention to historical, industrial

and national/cultural factors.

Generate an essay title that conveys the particular angle or focus of your

contextual discussion, e.g. –

• ‘A Contextual Discussion of Asphalt (Joe May, 1929) and the Weimar

‘Street Film’ Figure of the Dangerous Woman’

OR

• ‘The Influence of European Cinematic Styles on British Cinema in the

1920s: An Analysis of A Cottage on Dartmoor (Anthony Asquith, 1929)’

TIPS

Formulate a title that conveys the subject matter of your essay and the scope of

your enquiry

State your argument early in the essay

Be sure before you choose your topic and devise your title that you will have

sufficient access to necessary research materials to be able to complete the

essay.

The following volumes are good starting points for initial pointers on a

research topic. But they should be considered starting points only. You should

conduct and incorporate your own wider research beyond the course materials,

and beyond these recommendations:

Cook, David, A. A History of Narrative Film, Third Edition. New York and

London: W.W. Norton & Company, 1996.

Grieveson, Lee and Peter Kramer, eds. The Silent Cinema Reader. London

and New York: Routledge, 2004.

Nowell-Smith, Geoffrey, ed. The Oxford History of World Cinema. Oxford:

Oxford University Press, 1996.

Thompson, Kristin and David Bordwell. Film History: An Introduction. New

York: McGraw-Hill, Inc, 1994