FR 370 - French Cinema

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William Paterson University of New Jersey

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Description:

This course offers an introduction to French cinema from its historical beginnings through its mid-century crises and the New Wave innovations to the diversity of its present- day perspective; cinematic techniques and innovations, diverse schools, the va-et-vient between American and French cinema. A secondary aim is to offer a cultural study of the films' contexts-the cultural, political, andphilosophical upheavals of twentieth-century France, the two World Wars, the Fifth Republic, the end of colonialism, and a shifting relation to other European countries and to the United States. Class discussion in English with additional discussion section in French; majors do work in French. Prerequisite: FR 250, or COMM 234, or ENG 229 or permission of the chairperson

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wpunj.edu

Phone Number:

(973) 720-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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