ENG-20031: French Cinema

School of Humanities

ENG-20031

French Cinema

Co-ordinator:

Dr Ceri Morgan Room: CBB0.055, Tel:34076

Teaching Team:

Lecture Time:

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Study Hours:

150

School Office:

Tel: 01782 733147

Programme/Approved Electives for

English and American Literatures Single Honours (Level 2)
English Dual Honours (Level 2)
English Major (Level 2)
English Minor (Level 2)

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Barred Combinations

None

Prerequisites

None

Description

Known as 'the seventh art', cinema in France occupies an important place in terms of practise, criticism and spectatorship in that country. This module looks at key moments within the history of French cinema, namely the Golden Age of the 1930s, the New Wave of the 1950s and 1960s, postmodern and postcolonial films of the 1980s and1990s. and trends such as the de-eroticised erotic, blockbusters, and social realism of the 2000s. In so doing, it considers questions around genre, auteurship, stars, social contexts, cinematography, and narrative, as well as issues around class, gender, sexuality and national identity.

Aims

To equip students with the necessary skills to carry out close analysis of French cinema.
To introduce students to key critical debates within the field of French cinema.
To provide students with an awareness of the historical evolution of French cinema, and the importance of cultural, social, and political contexts to cultural production.

Intended Learning Outcomes

carry out close textual analysis of film will be achieved by assessments: 1, 2, 3
engage with key debates and theoretical paradigms within the field of cinema studies will be achieved by assessments: 1, 3
critically assess how the reception of film is informed by genre and form will be achieved by assessments: 1, 2, 3
explain the historical evolution of French cinema will be achieved by assessments: 1, 3
analyse the social, cultural, and political contexts to French cinema produced since 1930 will be achieved by assessments: 1, 3
critically assess how class, ethnicity, gender, nationality, sexuality and other social divisions play key roles in terms of their representation in cinema will be achieved by assessments: 1, 2, 3

Study hours

10 x 1 hour lectures (10 hours)
10 x 1 hour small group class (10 hours)
Film viewing (18 hours)
Reading and class preparation (50 hours)
Sequence analysis exercise (16 hours)
Essay preparation and writing (30 hours)
Class presentation preparation (16 hours)

Description of Module Assessment

01: Group Presentation weighted 20%

10-15 minute presentation in groups of 2/3
Class presentation based on genre or narrative interpretation of a set film

02: Critique weighted 20%

Sequence analysis
1000 word written exercise based on a sequence analysis of a set film

03: Essay weighted 60%

Essay
2000 word essay based on set film with focus on one, or a combination of, genre, narrative, context, theory.

Version: (1.04D) Created: 09/May/2013

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