Course Description

Introduction to French and Francophone cinema and other media, from the Lumière Brothers to contemporary productions. Taught in French.

Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
The course requirements for undergraduate and graduate students are: class participation and up to three multimedia projects, including video presentations and the building of an online knowledge base. Graduate students will be evaluated and graded according to higher standards. Requirements for the multimedia projects will be different for undergraduate and graduate students. For example, undergraduate students will produce a 10-minute video presentation, and graduate students will produce a 20-minute video presentation.

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Athena Title

French-Language Film and Media

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Equivalent Courses

Not open to students with credit in FREN 4600E or FREN 6600E

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Prerequisite

FREN 3030 or FREN 3030H or FREN 3030E or FREN(LING) 3090

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Semester Course Offered

Not offered on a regular basis.

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Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

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Student Learning Outcomes

• Students will learn the history, theory, and analysis of the production, exhibition, and distribution of French and Francophone cinema and media.
• Students will gain a grasp of generic, technological, and thematic transformations over time and space via screenings and required secondary readings.

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Topical Outline

• From Photography to Film, Chronophotography and the Lumière Brothers
• Actualités and Early Travel Films
• The Development of Narrative Fiction Film
• The Interwar Period and World War II
• The Nouvelle Vague, Right Bank Cinema, and Decolonization
• Genre Cinema and Blockbusters
• Global Cinema in French
• French-Language Television and New Media

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