FREN 250 - French Cinematic Experiences

Next Offered: 2008-09
Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 3 Hours
Attribute: 3 HU, CD, WR

This course will provide a historical survey of French cinema, starting with Méliès and the Lumière Brothers, and working through 1930’s Poetic Realism, the Occupation, the New Wave, the 1990’s, and the beginning of the digital age. Historical contextualization will be balanced with close film analysis and studies of cinematic technique and structure. We will also discuss cinema’s relationship to the other arts (literature, photography, theatre, and painting). Taught in English. Enrollment Limit: 30.
Prerequisites & Notes

No prerequisite, but CINE 101 or another course in French is strongly recommended.

Cross Reference/Cross Listing Information
This course is cross-listed with CINE 250.