EAST 251 - Breaking the Waves: The Japanese and French New Wave Cinemas and Their Legacy

Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD

While the French and Japanese New Wave(s) existed as largely contemporaneous cinematic movements, rarely are they discussed together, instilling the impression of two parallel streams, never to converge or intersect. This course will serve as an intervention into this perceived divide through close readings of these groundbreaking cinematic works and an examination of their revolutionary content. How do these films figure as a response to that of the previous generation and how do they revolutionize cinematic praxis? What is the prevailing influence of the New Wave on Hollywood and global cinema and what aspects of the movement have been lost?

Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: N. Heneghan