Movies   

During each class, a French cinema masterpiece will be presented and followed by a brief discussion. The films represent a variety of genres, Comedies, Musicals, Noir and more. Here is the list of movies:
- A nous la liberté (Freedom for all), René Clair, 1931, which inspired Chaplin’s Modern Times.
- Le Salaire de la Peur (The Wage of Fear), HG Clouzot 1953.
- Les 400 Coups (The 400 Blows), François Truffaut, 1959.
- Le Mépris (Contempt), Jean-Luc Godard, 1963.
- L’Armée des Ombres (Army of Shadows), Jean-Pierre Melville, 1969,
- Z, Costa-Gavras, 1969, Oscar Best international Movie,
- Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob (The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob), G. Oury, 1973,
- Anatomie d’une chute (Anatomy of a Fall), Justine Triet, 2023

More laughter featuring a few more of my favorite comedy movies from the past. These will further our study of the many comedy genres. This session continues the laughs with films I have enjoyed and I hope you will too! Most are not the mainstream comedies you would expect, but rather overlooked films that deserve a second chance.

This hyflex class, both Zoom and on Campus, will make you smile with an occasional chuckle.

Time to grab the popcorn and get ready to enjoy your afternoon.

Join Jeff to watch and discuss these favorite movies:

Tough Guys- a comedy with Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster

A Place in the Sun- Liz Taylor and Montgomery Clift

Sunset Boulevard- Gloria Swanson

Son of Flubber- A Walt Disney classic comedy

Top Hat- Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers

Seven Chances- Classic Buster Keaton short comedy 

All About Eve - with Betty Davis 

Pickup on South Street- Film noir with Richard Widmark

Swiss Family Robinson- an adventure classic with Tommy Kirk