FEBRUARY 19

Films:

Happiness (Varda 1964) DVD 5230        
Antoine et Colette (Truffuat 1962) DVD 388

Excerpt:

Band of Outsiders (Godard 1965) DVD 623 (45:07 to 51:50)

Reading (to be done by February 25):

François Truffaut. “Evolution of the New Wave: Truffaut in  interview  with Jean-Louis Comolli, Jean Narboni (extracts).”  (in course reader)



Paper topic (paper due February 26. All undergraduate papers to be printed and stapled and brought to class. All graduate papers to be sent via email to elkrugamigos@earthlink.net, attached as a .doc, .docx, .rtf or .odt file):

Write about whatever you find most striking about Happiness. Aim for specificity: frame your argument through a detailed discussion of one or two short scenes.