French and Francophone Film and Media

The course will deal with the various elements of French and Francophone cinema and media: historical, cultural, aesthetic, political, technical, etc. Particular courses may deal with a certain tendency (such as the "New Wave"), period, or individual director (such as Renoir, Cocteau, Godard, Varda, or Sembene). Lectures and work will be done in English; films will be shown in the original language with subtitles. May be taken more than once for credit provided the topic is different.