FRENCH CINEMA: LA NOUVELLE VAGUE (FR3086)

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Shows the evolution of modern French culture in its relationship to cinema. Examines the early influence of literature and theater on cinema and its subsequent detachment, to be recognized as an art in itself with its own particular form. Emphasizes the viewing and discussing of one film each week: two class meetings plus one film per week. Taught in French.

Code: 
FR3086
Name: 
FRENCH CINEMA: LA NOUVELLE VAGUE
Discipline: 
FR (French)
Type: 
GE100
Level: 
Undergraduate
Credits: 
4
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
No
Pre-requisites: 
FR2100 OR FR2200
Co-requisites: 
None
Equivalencies: 
FRENCH CINEMA: LA NOUVELLE VAGUE (FM3086)

Learning Outcomes

  1. know the work of the major New wave filmmakers (Truffaut, Godard, Resnais, Varda, Rohmer…)
  2. be able to situate their films in the French social, cultural and political context
  3. be able to think critically about the aesthetics and the modes of production that characterize this trend and to measure its impact on international cinema.
  4. have a good knowledge of the cinematographic concepts and be able to use them when writing critical essays and giving oral reports.

Offering(s)

Term Code Name
Fall 2018 FR3086 FRENCH CINEMA: LA NOUVELLE VAGUE