FR337
Quebec Cinema: The Politics of Memory
0.5 Credit

Hours per week:
  • Lecture/Discussion: 3

Taught in French. This overview of French-speaking feature film production in Quebec, from its beginnings at the National Film Board, through 1960s direct cinema to contemporary international award-winners, examines different cinematic styles and discourses of representative filmmakers with specific attention paid to two angles of inquiry: the aesthetics of the real and the demands of cultural memory.

Additional Course Information
Prerequisites
FR250 or permission of the department.