Course title in Estonian
Prantsuse filmikunst
Course title in English
History of French Cinema
Assessment form
Examination
lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2024/2025 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
To provide a survey of the history of the French film.
Brief description of the course
The course begins with an introduction to the French cinema from its origins to the 1930s. Next the focus is on the New Wave of the 1960s and its influence on the development of filmmaking. Each lecture consicts of a theoretical part, to be followed by watching partly and analysing one film from the discussed period.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- has gained knowledge of the history of French cinema;
- is able to analyse the structure and narrative of a film.
Study programmes containing that course