In what ways is the film an international project? How does it rely on other cinemas to generate meaning?
In what ways does the film present itself internationally and nationally?
How do you see that international/national character affecting its story, the structure of its plot, its mise-en-scène, settings, character, editing, camera work, sound)? What does it MEAN that the film is international, and in what ways does it still speak to its national character?
Does it successfully negotiate an international ideology?
This is not as hard as it sounds. In each case that we have studied film, we have considered an international film language while considering the film in its particular national setting. We have discussed influence, which reaches across national lines, and economic or social pressures particular to the film’s particular moment in history. Chances are, if you have picked a good film, you will already be satisfying the prompt.
