French Women Filmmakers: Subverting the Male Gaze (FR-0133)

Spring 2024 · FR 0133 · Tufts University · 3 credits · Undergraduate

The work of three French women filmmakers who represent three generations and very different cinematic visions: Agnès Varda, Claire Denis, and Céline Sciamma. The trajectory of women’s filmmaking in France, the ways in which the changing cultural landscape foregrounds women as subjects, and issues such as identity, race, and gender. Readings on film theory and film vocabulary. In French. Prerequisites: FR 31 and FR 32 or instructor permission.

Course codes: FR-0133, FR 0133, FR0133, FR-133, FR 133, FR133

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