Chapter 12 Flashcards
Broadly speaking, a film movement
shares a certain set of approaches to theme, style, and form.
Film movements are affected by:
- The state of the film industry itself
- Artistic theories held by filmmakers themselves
- Technological change
- Socioeconomic and political realities of the time and place
- The openness of audiences to change and variation in cinematic style
When did German expressionism take place?
1919-1926
German expressionism was noted for
radically artificial, stylized mise-en-scene and dark psychological and supernatural themes.
German expressionism is considered the film movement most associated with
formalism in terms of mise-en-scene and cinematography.
Key directors of German expressionism
F.W. Murnau, Fritz Lang, and Paul Leni.
What contributed to the fall of the German expressionism movement?
Key personnel moving to Hollywood, the rise of fascism in Germany.
When did Italian neorealism take place?
1942-1951
Italian neorealism was a reaction against
the excesses and classism of cinema in the Mussolini era.
Italian neorealism is generally the movement most associate with
realism.
Key directors of Italian neorealism
Vittorio De Sica, Roberto Rossellini, and Luchino Visconti.
When did the French new wave movement take place?
1959-1964
French new wave involved filmmakers who were
originally critics for Cahiers du cinema. They were the 5 young Turks.
5 young Turks
Jean-Luc Godard, Francois Truffaut, Eric Rohmer, Claude Chabrol, and Jacques Rivette.
French new wave film rejected
conservative French style of the 1950s.
