SHORT FICTION & FILM ADAPTATIONS

Credit Hours: 3 · Undergraduate Upper-Level

A comparative study of the masterpieces of French short fiction and their cinematic counterparts. From the 19th-century realism of Balzac and Maupassant to the 20th-century existentialism of Camus and Duras, this course examines how the intensity of the short form is translated to the screen. Students will analyze how legendary directors such as Jean-Pierre Melville, Yves Angelo, and Claude Chabrol interpret literary classics, focusing on the evolution of French narrative style, social critique, and visual storytelling.