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French Cinema and Society 

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 Tuesday, Jan 23

 1.  Joyeux Noël 

 Tuesday, Jan 30

 2   Au revoir les enfants

 Tuesday, Feb 6

 3.  May Fools  (Milou en mai) 

 Tuesday, Feb 13

 4.  Hate  (La haine) 

 Tuesday, Feb 27

 5.  Bye Bye

 Tuesday, March 6

 6.  The Town Is Quiet  (La ville est tranquille)

 Tuesday, March 20

 7.  La cérémonie

 Tuesday, March 27

 8. The Dreamlife of Angels (La vie rêvée des anges)

 Tuesday, April 3

 9. Tatie Danielle

 Tuesday, April 10

 10. The Girl from Paris (Une hirondelle a fait le printemps)

 Tuesday, April 17

 11. The Closet  (Le placard) 

 Tuesday, April 24

 12.  Amélie  (La vie fabuleuse d'Amélie Poulain) 

 Tuesday, May 1

 13. L'auberge espagnole

 Tuesday, May 8

  Take-Home Final Exam

  Tuesday, Sept. 7  The Visitors

 Course introduction + First part of The Visitors

  Thursday, 9  The Visitors

 The Visitors (continued)

  Tuesday, 14    Ridicule

  First part of Ridicule

  Thursday, 16  Ridicule

  Ridicule (continued)

  Tuesday, 21   Au revoir les enfants

 Due: One reaction paper on The Visitors and Ridicule

  Thursday, 23  Au revoir les enfants

  Tuesday 28    Chocolat

 Due: Reaction paper on Au revoir les enfants

  Thursday 30  Chocolat

  Tuesday, Oct. 5  Overseas

 Due: Reaction paper on Chocolat

  Thursday, 7   Overseas

  Tuesday, 12   May Fools

 Due: Reaction paper on Overseas

  Thursday, 14  May Fools

  Tuesday, 19   Hate

 Due: Reaction paper on May Fools

  Thursday, 21  Hate

  Tuesday, 26   The Town is quiet

 Due: Reaction paper on Hate

  Thursday, 28  The Town is quiet

  Tuesday, Nov. 2   La Promesse

 Due: Reaction paper on The Town is quiet

  Thursday, 4  La Promesse

  Tuesday, 8   The Dreamlife of Angels

 Due: Reaction paper on La Promesse

  Tuesday, 16  The Dreamlife of Angels

  Thursday, 18  The Closet

 Due: Reaction paper on The Dreamlife of Angels

  Tuesday, 23   The Closet

  Tuesday, 30   L'auberge espagnole

 Due: Reaction paper on The Closet

   Thursday, Dec. 2   L'auberge espagnole

  Tuesday, 7    Amélie

 Due: Reaction paper on L'auberge espagnole

  Thursday, 9  Amélie

  Tuesday, 14   Course Assessment and  Review 

 Due: Reaction paper on Amélie

   T.B.A.  Takehome Final Exam

   Monday, May 24:  Introduction to the course.  Screening of The Visitors

  For Wednesday, read handout on historical bakground 

   Wednesday, May 26: Screening of Ridicule

  Read film reviews on Ridicule

   Wednesday, June 2: Screening of Au revoir les enfants

  Reaction papers due on The Visitors and Ridicule

   Friday, June 4: Screening of Chocolat 

  Reaction paper due on Au revoir les enfants

   Monday, June 7:  Screening of Overseas

  Reaction paper due on Chocolat

   Wednesday, June 9:  Screening of May Fools

  Reaction paper due on Overseas

   Monday, June 14:  Screening of Hate

  Reaction paper due on Hate

   Wednesday, June 16:  Screening of  The Town is Quiet

  Reaction paper due on May Fools

   Friday, June 18:   Screening of Un, deux, trois, soleil + The Dreamlife

  Reaction paper due on  Marius and Jeannette

   Monday, June 21:  Screening of The Closet

  Reaction paper due on Tatie Danielle

   Wednesday, June 23:  Screening of L'auberge espagnole 

  Reaction paper due on  The Closet

    Monday, June 28:  Screening of Amélie

  Reaction paper due on L'auberge espagnole

   Wednesday, June 30:  TakeHome final exam

  TakeHome final due by 9:00 P.M. on July 30th.

  Tuesday, Sept. 3 -   1 The Visitors

 1 Introduction  - See 50.376/material.htm

  Thursday, Sept. 5 - 2 

 2 

  Tuesday, Sept. 10 - 1  Ridicule

 3  First reaction paper due on The Visitors

  Thursday, Sept. 12 - 2

 4 

  Tuesday, Sept. 17 - 1  Au revoir les enfants

 5  2nd reaction paper due on Ridicule

  Thursday, Sept. 19 - 2 

 6 

  Tuesday, Sept. 24  - 1  Chocolat 

 7  3rd reaction paper due  Au revoir les enfants

  Thursday, Sept. 26 - 2 

 8 

  Tuesday, October 1 - 1  Overseas

 9  4th reaction paper due on Chocolat

  Thursday, October 3 - 2

 10 

  Tuesday, October 8 - 1  May Fools

 11 5th reaction on  Overseas

  Thursday, October 10 - 2

 12 

  Tuesday, October 15  - 1  Hate

 13  6th reaction paper due on May Fools 

  Thursday, October 17 - 2 -

 14 

  Tuesday, October 22 -  1  The Town is Quiet

 15  7th paper on Hate

  Thursday, October 24 - 2 

 16

  Tuesday, October  29 -  1 Marius and Jeannette

 17  8th reaction on The Town is Quiet

  Thursday, October 31 -  2

 18

  Tuesday, November 5 -  1  Tatie Danielle

 19  9th reaction paper due on Hate

  Thursday, November 7 - 2 

 20

  Thursday, November 14  1  The Closet 

he  21  10th reaction paper due on La Promesse

  Tuesday, November 19 -  2

 22

  Thursday, November 21 - 1 

 23  11th reaction paper due on Western

  Tuesday, November 26 -   2 

 24

  Tuesday, December 3 -     1 - L'auberge espagnole

 25  12th reaction paper due on Marius et Jeannette

  Thursday, December 5 -    2 

 26

  Tuesday, December 10 -   1  - Amélie

 27  13th reaction paper due on The Closet

  Thursday, December 12 - 2 

 28  14th reaction paper due on Tuesday, December 17th