The first component we are studying is Component 2a: Global Film. This section of the course entails two films of study, being Pan’s Labyrinth (Guillermo del Toro, 2006) and Wild Tales (Damián Szifron, 2014). These two specific films have been chosen due to the fact that both originate outside of the UK and are in a subtitled foreign language. One film is required to be European and the other must originate from a continent outside of Europe. Pan’s Labyrinth is a Spanish film (Europe) and Wild Tales is an Argentinian film (outside of Europe).
The core study areas of this unit are the key elements of film form, as well as context, aesthetics and representation. We are required to use these areas of study to construct and communicate meaning for a comprehensive analysis. We are not required to compare the two films but merely write about them separately, discussing the techniques used throughout.
Otis Morley’s A-Level Film Studies Blog 