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FR3093: FRENCH CINEMA A (2024-2025)

Last modified: 26 Jul 2024 15:16


Course Overview

This course provides an introduction to French cinema from the 1930s to the present day, exploring the social, cultural and aesthetic significance of a number of representative films by directors such as Jean Renoir, Jean-Luc Godard, Louis Malle and Céline Sciamma. We will study important movements and genres within French cinema, and we will look at how French cinema responded to some of the major historical events and social debates of the 20th and 21st centuries.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 3
Term First Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Bruno Tribout

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)
  • Either Programme Level 3 or Programme Level 4

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

This course provides an introduction to French cinema from the 1930s to the present day, examining the social, cultural and aesthetic significance of a number of representative films by directors such as Jean Renoir, Jean-Luc Godard, Louis Malle and Céline Sciamma. We will study important movements and genres within French cinema, including Poetic Realism, the New Wave and banlieue film, as well as some of their theoretical underpinnings, such as auteur theory. We will look at how French cinema responded to the major historical events and social debates of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, including its role in shaping the memory of WWII and conversations on feminism, inclusion, or social justice. French cinema will be studied in a global context, with consideration to the ways in which it has been influenced by, or has in turn impacted on, other cinematic traditions, in particular in Europe and the US. (Note: the course does not require prior knowledge of French history or culture, and all films are available with subtitles.)


Contact Teaching Time

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Essay or Video Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 70
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Students can choose between a 2,500 word Essay or 5-7 minute Video Essay  

Learning Outcomes
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Sequence Analysis

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 30
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Word Count: 1,000

Learning Outcomes
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Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Resit Assessments

Exam

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
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Learning Outcomes
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Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
FactualUnderstandConsolidate their knowledge of the subject by means of independent research and synthesizing material from a range of sources;
ConceptualAnalyseUse a range of critical skills to review and apply their knowledge in order to construct arguments;
ProceduralApplyCommunicate ideas and arguments, in writing and in oral forms, in a clear manner and using the conventions of academic presentation

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