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).