This course considers the history of the Cannes Film Festival and employs a diverse array of published and audio-visual materials to foster student fluency in written and spoken French. The course seeks to promote understanding of how a minor festival in a town on the Côte d’Azur would develop and come to gain world-wide recognition, rivaling the Oscars in matters of glamour, star allure, and cinematic cachet. To document the operation and impact of this annual event as well as the festival’s formative role in French film culture, the course will rely on French radio shows, newspapers reports, magazine and TV coverage, along with selected films, memoirs, and a bande dessinée.

Units: 1

Max Enrollment: 14

Prerequisites: At least one unit of FREN 205, FREN 206, FREN 207, FREN 208, FREN 209 or above, or an equivalent departmental placement score.

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video; LL - Language and Literature

Typical Periods Offered: Fall

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall

Notes: Ann E. Maurer '51 Speaking Intensive Course.