This course will survey on European cinema by analyzing films in the context of historical and aesthetic developments in Europe. It will cover films ranging from silent cinema, various new waves of the 1960s and the contemporary eras. Works of auteurs, exilic filmmakers, and cult directors from Germany, France, Italy, Britain, and Scandinavia will be explored. Topics will center on representations of gender, national and ethnic identity, European-versus-Hollywood filmmaking, national and transnational cinemas. By the end of the course, students will gain the knowledge of the development of European cinema and the skills of critical reaction and aesthetic evaluation of European films.