Joan E. McRae FRENCH FILM: FREN 408
Bagby 311 x6200 joanm@tiger.hsc.edu
Wednesday evening 7-9 (film viewing)
Tuesday/Thursday 12:30-1:20
Course Meetings: Fuqua International Communications Center
Useful Vocabulary
Films 9-1 Ridicule 9-8 Germinal 9-15 Germinal 9-22 Le Grand Bleu Luc Besson 9-29 Les Visiteurs 10-6 Jean de Florette
Manon des sources10-13 A bout de souffle (Jean-Luc Godard) 10-20 Les 400 coups 10-27 Et Dieu créa la femme
11-3 Hiroshima, mon amour
More Hiroshima11-10 Les Enfants du Paradis 11-17 La Grande Illusion 12-1 Chocolat Class Requirements due
Tuesdays – Reading assignment: Introduction to the film
Thursdays – Film Viewing Sheet
Saturdays – Short analysis paperTyped 350 words. Accents must be typed (see my homepage for instructions)
Grade Distribution:
Essays 6 30% Tests 2 30% Final Project
Web Page25% Discussion 15% Useful Web Sites:
Internet Movie Database
Bucknell French videos
Cannes Film Festival Website
Official Cannes Festival Website
Guide Critiques des Films