WLC 301 Cinemas in French

In “Cinemas in French: Films from the French-Speaking World,” students will encounter five films, analyzed chronologically from the early twentieth century (La Règle du jeu, 1939) to the early twenty-first century. By watching and studying a wide array of films from the francophone world, students will open their eyes, quite literally, to many different traditions of filmmaking and visual and narrative representation that entertain, provoke, question, and challenge an array of moments, ideas, and stories across space and time. With each film, students will focus on one or more particular cinematic notion(s), along with accompanying critical readings, interpretive training, and unique assignments. In this way, students will enrich their cultural knowledge, cinematic understanding, and will hone their critical thinking, reading, writing, argumentation, and cultural analysis skills. This course is taught in English and counts as an upper level course for the French major and minor as well as an elective for Film Studies and Black World Studies.

OWU Units: 1.00. Crosslisting(s): None. Prerequisite(s): None. Corequisite(s): None. Antirequisite(s): None. Fee: None. Core Competency: Think Aesthetically. Offered: TBD.