What Are We Doing Here!!!

For the next few weeks our group will be watching modern french films in attempt to display French culture to those who are unaware. We will focus on narrative patterns, formal devices, tone/theme, tropes and cultural representation in these classic and modern french films to display french culture. We hope to enlighten individuals who are unaware of rich French culture displayed in these movies. We will also include source material other than movies to be even more descriptive of French culture in movies.

We will watch two movies a week. One person in the group will write a review and the remaining members will post contributory commentary:

(Throughout process Joe is responsible for all postings, including his own commentary about the movies and articles.)

March 28-31
"The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"
-Review by Erica Gann
"The Class"
Review by Mike Waalkes

April 4-10
"La Vie en Rose"
-Review by Heidi Marston
"The Lover"
-Review by Eli Sarkissian

April 11-17
"Amelie"
-Review by Alex Miller

We will also provide commentary and review of articles, books, and other publications about our films.

1. (paste in browser) http://journals.ohiolink.edu/ejc/pdf.cgi/Rambo_L._R.pdf?issn=00312789&issue=v56i0004&article=463_tdbatbafr

2.http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=5&hid=105&sid=522e734b-127d-4b2d-a10a-3660eb9c11a6%40sessionmgr113

3.http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=28773844&site=ehost-live

4. http://www.ifc.com/news/2008/12/laurent-cantet-on-the-class.php


"The Lover", "The Class", "Amelie","La Vie en Rose", "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly":