FILM 206 French Film

This course is an interdisciplinary study of contemporary French society and culture through the medium of film. The aim of the course is to trace the history of film in France, and show the interconnection between artistic expression and the historical and cultural realities of France from the dawn of cinema in the early 1900s to the present, with special emphasis on the French New Wave movement with reference to some major French directors (Truffaut, Renoir, Godard) and their influential works.

Credits

3

Hours Weekly

3 hours weekly

Course Objectives

1. Engage in a cinematic exploration of various worldviews as it relates to French cinema.
2. Describe French history, cultures, values, and aesthetics of self and others through an exploration of cultural mores, family life, religion, art, and literature as depicted in French film.
3. Identify and explain multiple perspectives when exploring subjects within French culture.
4. Analyze global events and issues and describing the interconnection between artistic expression and the historical and cultural realities of France from economic, political, environmental, aesthetic, or social perspectives.
5. Identify and apply critical theories and concepts related to enduring and contemporary issues of aesthetics, creativity, humanism, meaning, and/or invention in French film.
6. Incorporate innovation, risk-taking, and creativity into analysis and problem-solving methods by distinguishing different cinematic styles and genres based on the cultural models created throughout French history.
7. Pose and address questions related to the confluence of creative and humanistic expression with social and cultural contexts in French film, especially in the French New Wave movement
8. Assess, reflect on, and critically analyze the role of French cinema in illuminating the human condition and search for meaning.
9. Identify ethical issues arising from cross-cultural study of France.

Course Objectives

1. Engage in a cinematic exploration of various worldviews as it relates to French cinema.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Global Competency Rubric

   Global Competency

   • GC1
2. Describe French history, cultures, values, and aesthetics of self and others through an exploration of cultural mores, family life, religion, art, and literature as depicted in French film.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Global Competency Rubric

   Global Competency

   • GC2
3. Identify and explain multiple perspectives when exploring subjects within French culture.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Global Competency Rubric

   Global Competency

   • GC3
4. Analyze global events and issues and describing the interconnection between artistic expression and the historical and cultural realities of France from economic, political, environmental, aesthetic, or social perspectives.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Exam

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Global Competency Rubric

   Global Competency

   • GC4
5. Identify and apply critical theories and concepts related to enduring and contemporary issues of aesthetics, creativity, humanism, meaning, and/or invention in French film.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Creative Process and Humanistic Inquiry Rubric

   Creative Process

   • CP1
6. Incorporate innovation, risk-taking, and creativity into analysis and problem-solving methods by distinguishing different cinematic styles and genres based on the cultural models created throughout French history.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Creative Process and Humanistic Inquiry Rubric

   Creative Process

   • CP2
7. Pose and address questions related to the confluence of creative and humanistic expression with social and cultural contexts in French film, especially in the French New Wave movement

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Creative Process and Humanistic Inquiry Rubric

   Creative Process

   • CP3
8. Assess, reflect on, and critically analyze the role of French cinema in illuminating the human condition and search for meaning.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Exam

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Creative Process and Humanistic Inquiry Rubric

   Creative Process

   • CP4
9. Identify ethical issues arising from cross-cultural study of France.