Listed in: Film and Media Studies, as FAMS-327 | French, as FREN-365
Formerly listed as: FREN-65
Jay L. Caplan (Section 01)
(Offered as FREN 365 and FAMS 327.) This course will study films from the French New Wave (1959-63), as well as earlier French films that influenced many New Wave directors. These films will include: Jean-Luc Godard's A bout de souffle, Vivre sa vie, and Le Mépris; Alain Resnais' Hiroshima Mon Amour and L'annee dernière à Marienbad; Jean Vigo's Zero de Conduite and L'Atalante; Jean Renoir's Boudu sauvé des eaux, La Grande Illusion and La Règle du Jeu; Jean-Pierre Melville's Bob le flambeur; and Robert Bresson's Un condamné à mort s'est échappé. This course will also provide basic training in the analysis of films. Conducted in French.
Requisite: One of the following--FREN 207, 208, 311, 312 or equivalent. Fall semester. Professor Caplan.
Section 01
M 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM CONV 304
W 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM CONV 304