1) Distinguish between ‘Third World Cinema’ and ‘Third Cinema’, foregrounding the aims and context of the latter’s emergence, and its significance for the study of global cinema cultures. SECTION B 2) How the interplay between culture, community, taboos and relationships shape the narrative trajectories of The Salesman and Masaan. 3) How the intersections/exchanges between personal and national histories frame the political and allegorical inflections of The Cemetery of Splendor and The Great Kilapy. 4) How the themes of identity, family, anxieties, loss and trauma undergird the narrative