346. New Wave and Newer: French Cinema since the 1950s

What is implied by the expression "the seventh art"? How have French directors both resisted and appropriated the Hollywood formula? How have they challenged social, political and sexual norms? Discussion of films by Truffaut, Varda, Claire Denis, Godard, Buñuel, Tavernier and others. Lectures in English; readings, written work and discussions in English (Fr 246) or in French (Fr 346).