Subject: French
Credit units: 3
College: Arts and Science
Department: Lang, Lit and Cultural Studies

Description

An introduction to some of France's most prominent films and directors, from the beginnings to the present time. Students will learn about the most significant aesthetic trends of French cinema and acquire the appropriate vocabulary to discuss specific aspects of mise-en-scène, such as scenery, lighting and framing. Students will be able to identify the majors aesthetic innovations that shaped French cinema, as well as the directors whose vision helped define French cinema. Some of the topics covered will include the silent era, the Avant-Garde, Poetic Realism, the New Wave and cinéma du look. This course will present students with some emblematic directors (François Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda) and more newly-established ones (Mia Hansen-Løve). This course is taught in French. This is an online course.

Prerequisite(s): FREN 125 or FREN 212 or permission of the instructor.

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