FREN 604 - FRENCH NARRATIVE AND FILM

3 Credit Hour(s)
A generic (non-historical) study of French narrative and film. Examination of and contrasts of various narrative or representational strategies and techniques, as illustrated in French literature, and analysis of their impact on the public’s perception of the novelistic or cinematic work. Students will be expected to apply literary analysis to film and to demonstrate their ability to recognize directorial strategies and patterns of French symbolism in cinema. Three hours of lecture.