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Film Analysis I: ART 3110 World Cinemas Spring 2020

Film Analysis: The French New Wave

Essay format: MLA format, double space, etc.

Essays are DUE: April 2, 2020.

The French New Wave is widely considered to be one of the most influential movements in film history, inspiring filmmakers across the globe and throughout the decades since its inception.

Write a 1 1/2 – 2 pages analytical essay on the topic explained below. Rely upon the concepts we learned in class, as well as any of the course readings, to guide your analysis. Make sure to include illustrative examples from the film – described in detail – to support your argument.

For this essay, discuss how human sexuality is defined and depicted in the film Le Jeu (Nothing to Hide) directed by Fred Cavayé. In your essay, you need to provide clear examples of how this topic is portrayed in the film. At the same time, analyze how food adds extra elements to the context of sexuality in the film. In your analysis, consider, also, the relationship between the lives of the characters and the roles they played in order to focus your essay.

Among some of the topics explored by filmmakers of La nouvelle vague are modern women in the film My Life to Live (Godard, 1962) and eroticism in the film Jules and Jim directed by Francois Truffaut (1962). Think when concluding your essay if those topics are represented in Le Jeu or not. Read pp. 56-58, and pp. 61-65, for understanding these topics a bit better.

Just ONE observation: be careful with using ideas from the Internet in order to avoid plagiarism. Your IDEAS should be YOURS, not somebody else’s. And if you consult other sources, you need to quote properly, and create a “cited works” page (MLA format).

Remember, your paper should have an introduction—in which you state your reflexive paper’s thesis— as well as a solid conclusion.

Structure and Format of Essays

I. Introduction

An introductory paragraph should identify the topic and explain why it is historically significant. You should also present your thesis in this paragraph. Your thesis is a significant and original statement about the topic, based on critical interpretation of sources.

II. Body

In the body of your essay, you present the evidence to back your thesis. You present this evidence in a structured argument. For example, each paragraph could present a subtheme of the central argument, with topic sentences summarizing the evidence contained in each of those paragraphs. You must cite the sources of all information and ideas in your essay, and you should tell how the evidence backs your interpretation (or, if you are criticizing a source, explain why the evidence or interpretation it is faulty).

III. Conclusion

Here you state your thesis (in different words than in the introduction) and remind the reader of the evidence you have used to prove your argument.