Syllabus

Note: I've written the syllabus to reflect a traditional school week that begins on Monday and ends on Friday.  However, you'll see that some discussions are due Saturday (in order to give you more time to respond). And you should also note that the partial Week 0 begins on a Thursday and that our Week 7 ends on a Thursday.

Week 0
8/19 - 8/20


Review the course website
Read "How This Class Works" Post
Read Introduction & Chapter 1
Week 1
8/23 - 8/27
Read pp. 300-330
Watch Hiroshima mon amour (1959)


Additional Readings:
   1) Smith
   2) Totaro
   3) Heiter

Discussion 1a (Post by 11:59 p.m. Wed 8/25)
Read pp. 161-189
Watch The 400 Blows (1959)


Additional Readings:
    1) Dessem
    2) Browland
    3) Conomos


Discussion 1b (Post by 11:59 p.m. Sat 8/28)
Week 2 8/30 - 9/3
Read Ch. 4
Watch Les Bonnes Femmes (1960)


Additional Readings:
   1) Block
   2) Lennon


Discussion 2a (due W 9/1)
Read pp. 207-230
Watch Breathless (1960)


Additional Readings:
   1) Things to Watch For
   2) Background
   3) Ebert


Discussion 2b (due Sat 9/4) 
Week 3
9/6 - 9/10
Read pp. 189-206
Watch Shoot the Piano Player (1960)


Additional Readings:
   1) Jones
   2) Horsley
   3) Bett
   4) Lahiri


Discussion 3a (due W 9/8)
Read Ch. 2 & pp. 330-354
Watch Cléo From 5 to 7 (1960)


Additional Readings:
   1) Things to Watch For
   2) Martin

   3) Haskell
   4) Fischer

Discussion 3b (due Sat 9/11)
Week 4
9/13 - 9/17
Watch La Jetée (1962)

Additional Readings:
   2) Schefer
   3) Lee
   4) The Jetty
Please provide feedback on the course (in the forum in the same spot where your weekly discussions are located)

Watch The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)

Additional Readings:
   1) Ebert
   2) von Busack
   3) Ewing

Discussion 4a (due Sat 9/18)
Week 5
9/20 - 9/24

Read pp. 230-246
Watch Pierrot le fou (1965)

Additional Readings:
   1) Brody
   2) Russell
   3) Travers; Grunes (read both reviews)


Discussion 4b (due W 9/22)

Read Ch. 7
Watch My Night at Maud's (1969)

Additional Readings:
   1) Jones
   
   2) Hamid
   3) Reed


Discussion 5a (due Sat 9/25)
Week 6
9/27 - 10/1

Read pp. 355-363
Watch Le boucher (1970)

Additional Readings:
   1) Ebert

   2) Appassamy


Discussion 5b  (due Wed 9/29)
Week 7
10/4 -10/7 




Critical Analysis (due Tue 10/5) 
Final Exam Take online on Th 10/7