Which Camera to Buy (Noob)

[Aphex]

First let me say hello to everyone. I hope to be a frequent poster/reader here on the boards.

Now to my first query:

I was in China recently and purchased a camera for my friend. It was a Seagull SLR. I purchased it for about 644 Yuan (about 80 bucks) and it included a case, zoom lens, and a cleaning kit. I didn't think much of it, since I am kind of new to film photography, but I was pretty upset when the photos came out really wonderful, and I found out how much SLR's cost. At 80 bucks that package was incredible, especially since it was all brand new.

So now just my luck, I got into a photography class in my school. I need to buy a SLR and need help getting a decent one. Here is a list in order of importance of what I need:

1. Good quality film SLR camera, with good quality lense (FAST Prime Lens like a 50mm f/1.4 or f1/8).
2. Must have an Automatic mode and a light meter.
3. I prefer the camera to have a metal body, but a durable plastic one is ok too.
4. My budget is as low as possible: $100 - 200
5. I prefer but don't need the camera to look cool. Preferably all black.
6. Good battery life, or a camera that doesn't even need a battery.

Doing research my camera of choice is the Nikon FM10. It has all the basics I need but the price is sort of scaring me. A friend mentioned Vivitar to have good models at decent prices to me also, but I have heard little of them. I don't really know how much a camera should cost, but I'm hoping for less than $200, maybe in the $150 range, including the lense and shipping.

Can someone help me out? Where can I buy a camera cheap? Which one to buy?

Thanks,
Alex

P.S. I know Leica camera's are expensive, but can I maybe buy a decent one used or something?