FREN 372 Cinema and Literature

Beginning with a history of French cinema and an introduction to film criticism, this course examines narrative techniques in film and fiction with an emphasis on post-1968 film production in France and on fiction that explores, among other themes, gender, and desire. Films and novels to include Madame Bovary (Flaubert), L'Amant (Duras), Les Misérables (Hugo), Un amour de Swann (Proust), and L’Armée du salut (Taïa).