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FIL-20003 - Module Specification
School of Humanities
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 18 April 2024

FIL-20003 - French Cinema
Coordinator: Neil Archer Tel: +44 1782 7 33202
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 5
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733147

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

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 and 1990s. 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.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/fil-20003/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

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


Study hours

10 x 1 hour lectures (10 hours)
12 x 1 hour small group class (12 hours)
Film screening/viewing (20 hours)
Reading and class preparation (25 hours)
Sequence analysis exercise (30 hours)
Essay preparation and writing (50 hours)
Consultation and feedback (3 hours)


School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Critique weighted 40%
Sequence analysis
Class presentation based on genre or narrative interpretation of a set film

2: Essay weighted 60%
Essay
1500 word analysis exercise based on a sequence from a film on the course, chosen by the student

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 18 April 2024