EN 356 - French Cinema:Retrogrades,Rebels,and Realists

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Wagner College

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Description:

One unit. This course introduces students to the major developments in the history of French cinema. The course aims to develop students' skills of analysis and interpretation in order to enable them to read and appreciate fi lm as an art form. The course is divided into three parts which present the three principal moments of French cinematic history: the fi lms of Poetic Realism from the 1920s and 1930s; the fi lms of the New Wave from the 1950s and 1960s and fi n-de-siècle fi lms of the 1980s and 1990s. Film-viewings are supplemented by the study of fi lm theory. Taught in English. Cross-listed w/FR 356. Offered fall semester.

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1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wagner.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 390-3100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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