French Studies 246 - Introduction to French Cinema

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Wheaton College - Massachusetts

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What is implied by the expression "the seventh art" How have French directors both resisted and appropriated the dominant Hollywood formula How have they challenged social, political and sexual norms In what ways have French directors influenced world cinema A survey of classic films from the silent period, Poetic Realism, The New Wave, and more recent filmmakers. Directors studied may include Ganz, Carné, Renoir, Cocteau, Truffaut, Godard, Rohmer, Bu?el, Varda, Denis, Beineix, Ozon, Haneke. (Jonathan David Walsh) Connections: Conx 23014 Film and Society

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wheatoncollege.edu

Phone Number:

(508) 285-7722

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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