Film and French

Film and French is a degree that opens two windows onto culture simultaneously: one through the analysis of cinema as an art form and an industry, the other through the language, literature, and thought of the French-speaking world. France has one of the richest cinematic traditions of any country, from the early Lumiere brothers through the French New Wave of Godard, Truffaut, and Varda to contemporary cinema, and being able to engage with that tradition in the original language adds a dimension that translation cannot fully replicate. At the same time, film studies as a discipline offers tools for analysing cinema from across the world.

This four-year full-time programme at Queen Mary University of London develops your French language skills to an advanced level alongside rigorous training in film theory, history, and criticism. You will read French literary texts, engage with the intellectual and cultural history of France and the Francophone world, and analyse films from a range of national traditions and periods, developing the critical vocabulary to write and speak about screen media with precision and depth. With a typical tariff of 136 points, the programme attracts students who are already motivated learners in both areas and prepared for the intellectual demands of a dual-discipline degree.

Queen Mary's location in east London places you in a city with outstanding cinema, cultural institutions, and strong connections to both the film and the Francophone communities. The intellectual environment of a Russell Group university means you will study in a research-active setting where both film studies and French are taken seriously as disciplines.

Graduates move into careers in film and television, arts journalism, cultural programming, translation and interpreting, education, publishing, the diplomatic and civil service, and a range of roles in media and communications where the combination of linguistic skill, cultural knowledge, and critical thinking is valued. Postgraduate study in film, French, or comparative literature is a natural option for those who want to develop specialist expertise.