FRENCH CINEMA: LA NOUVELLE VAGUE (FM3086)

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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. One or two off campus visits organized per semester.Taught in French.

Code: 
FM3086
Name: 
FRENCH CINEMA: LA NOUVELLE VAGUE
Discipline: 
FM (Film)
Type: 
CCI
Level: 
Undergraduate
Credits: 
4
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
No
Pre-requisites: 
FR2100CCI OR FR2200CCI OR FR2100 OR FR2200 OR FR2101 OR FR2102
Co-requisites: 
None
Equivalencies: 
FRENCH CINEMA: LA NOUVELLE VAGUE (FR3086)

Learning Outcomes

  1. Be able to situate their films in the French social, cultural and political context
  2. 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
  3. Have a good knowledge of the cinematographic concepts and be able to use them when writing critical essays and giving oral reports
  4. Know the work of the major New wave filmmakers (Truffaut, Godard, Resnais, Varda, Rohmer…)
  5. Local and Global Perspectives: Students will enhance their intercultural understanding of languages, cultures, and histories of local societies and the global issues to which these relate (CCI LO1)
  6. Aesthetic Inquiry and Creative Expression: Students will engage with artistic or creative objects (e.g., visual art, theatrical works, film) in different media and from a range of cultural traditions (CCI LO2)

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