FRE 215 - History of French Film

This course offers a survey of the major periods in the evolution of French film from the silent era through the New Wave to the present, with an emphasis on the major filmmakers: Renoir, Truffaut, Godard. The place of French film in the social and political history of the twentieth-century France will be explored.
Prerequisite: ENG 102 or ENG 122 or permission of instructor or Division Dean’s office. Fulfills one semester of Foreign Language requirement or may be taken as a free elective.
3 lecture hours per week.
3 credit hours