Description
FREN 326. CINEMA. This course aims to provide students with the tools to understand and analyze films and other visual media. Students will gain technical knowledge of cinema and its analysis alongside a study of the history of French-language cinema from the era of the Lumière brothers (1895) to the present, including film noir and la Nouvelle Vague. The class will study enduring classics as well as examples of popular films in order to better understand French society, culture, and history. Taught in French. Prerequisite: French 202 (French 307 is strongly encouraged but not required). Offered periodically, three hours.