Spring 2023
FRENCH 178A 001 - LEC 001
Studies in French Film
Documentary Films in the French Language
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
6
Enrolled: 18
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 24
Waitlist Max: 5
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
1 hours of instructional experiences requiring special laboratory equipment and facilities per week, 3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, and 8 hours of outside work hours per week.
Final Exam
THU, MAY 11TH
03:00 pm - 06:00 pm
Dwinelle B37
Other classes by Maya J Sidhu
Course Catalog Description
Topics vary from year to year.
Class Description
Course conducted entirely in French. Filmmakers working in the French language have had an outsized role in documentary innovation. In this course, we will explore the rich history of documentary film from the early 20th century to the present through a focus on influential filmmakers working in French such as: the Lumière brothers, Jean Painlevé, Jean Rouch, Safi Faye, Chris Marker, Marcel Ophüls, Alain Resnais, Agnès Varda, Jean-Luc Godard, Gilles Groulx, Pierre Perrault, and Alice Diop. In this course, we will take an expansive view of documentary ranging from: scientific, political, essayistic and cinema-vérité. Students will learn how to analyze a film closely by examining how film elements work together to produce meaning. As a final project for the course, students will make a short cellphone documentary film inspired by one of the filmmakers studied. This class is open to both French and Film & Media majors, though a knowledge of French is required.
Class Notes
All films will be available for streaming. Students will watch films independently before class on Thursday.
The lab will not take place this semester, but you must enroll in this section to complete your enrollment for the course.
All upper-division French courses require .. show more
The lab will not take place this semester, but you must enroll in this section to complete your enrollment for the course.
All upper-division French courses require .. show more
All films will be available for streaming. Students will watch films independently before class on Thursday.
The lab will not take place this semester, but you must enroll in this section to complete your enrollment for the course.
All upper-division French courses require completion of FRENCH 102 or its equivalent or approval from instructor. show less
The lab will not take place this semester, but you must enroll in this section to complete your enrollment for the course.
All upper-division French courses require completion of FRENCH 102 or its equivalent or approval from instructor. show less
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Requirements class fulfills
Meets Arts & Literature, L&S Breadth
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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