FREN 2320 - Introduction to French and Francophone Film

(ALC-AS, GLC-AS, LA-AS) Satisfies Option 1.

Spring. 3 credits. Student option grading.

Prerequisite: FREN 2095 or CASE Q++ or permission of instructor required. Recommended courses after FREN 2320: any 3000-level literature or culture course.

C. Menard.

This course designed to follow FREN 2095, introduces students to key cinematic techniques used in analysis of films and to major movements in the twentieth century French cinema. Students will view a broad range of French and Francophone films spanning from 1945-2004 that includes canonical as well as contemporary works. Topics studied include: the evolution of gender representation in French and Franophone films, the depiction of decolonization, and the films de banlieu genre. The class will combine discussion, presentations, class scene analysis and readings from journalistic and film criticism texts, and will be conducted in French.