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FL-5334: Topics in Foreign Language Cinema

Description: This variable content course will explore the directors, films and institutions of a national or transnational cinema tradition. The course may be taught in English, or in the language of the films to be studied. Examples of topics: Francophone Cinema, French New Wave Film, Post-Franco Spanish Film or Latin America Cinema. Students will view films, read related criticism and film theory, and will write detailed critiques and analyses. May be repeated with different content for a total of nine hours. Graduate standing required. When the course is taught in a foreign language, advanced language skills as determined by instructor.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: up to 9 credit hours

Sections Taught: 3

Average GPA: 3.86 (A)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 72.70%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

Jennifer M Bondy2019100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.941
Vinodh Venkatesh201566.7%33.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.771
Jimenez Maria D Cana201485.7%14.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.861

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