Clan of the Cave Bear (1986)
Your essay should briefly describe the film (paragraph one) and then discuss the ways the film helps us to better understand the historical moment and the historical events the film explores (paragraph two). In particular, we ask that you discuss ways in which the film deepened your understanding of the issues we have addressed in class.
Not all of the films will related directly to the topics we cover in this class, but all of the films deal with how people in other parts of the world deal with political, cultural, and everyday struggles similar to those we are exploring.