FREN 4750

Course Description

We will explore the international dissemination, through filmic adaptations, of a single literary work written at the end of the 18th century: Laclos' famous novel "Les Liaisons dangereuses". After examining the novel itself and its significance in the context of pre-revolutionary France, we will study several movies shot between 1960 and 2012 by directors from China, Korea, Czechoslovakia, France, Great-Britain and the USA.