Darker than Dark Notes Flashcards

1
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Aguirre Wrath of God Dir.

A

Werner Hertzog

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2
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Aguirre Wrath of God plot

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Group of Spanish explorers into Peru to search for El Dorado

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3
Q

Aguire descent into _________

A

madness, like Heart of Darkness

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4
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Aguirre Production

A

Difficulty of production mirrored story

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5
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How was production of Aguirre difficult?

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i.e. mountains weight of props, animals, rafts

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6
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Actor of Aguirre

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Klaus Kinski - explosive actor both on/off camera.

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7
Q

Klaus Kinski dialogue

A

reduced amount

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8
Q

End of Aguirre

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everyone dead but Aguirre, daughter dies in his arms, he plans to take trinidad and mexico w/ army of monkeys

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9
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The Mirror info

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Loosely autobiographical, mostly personal

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10
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The Mirror themes

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typical tarkovsky themes (Nostalgia, loss of innocence, regret, childhood, metaphysical fascinations, DREAMS)

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11
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The mirror plot

A

no discernable plot

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12
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The Mirror features

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poems, written/read by tarkovsky’s dad

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13
Q

Tarkovsky theory of cinema

A

SCULPTING IN TIME

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14
Q

Sculpting in Time meaning

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to take the experience of time and alter it

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15
Q

Blue Velvet by

A

David Lynch

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16
Q

blue velvet produced

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independently with foreign $

17
Q

Why did Lynch choose ear?

A

as entrance into body, doorway into dark mind

18
Q

Neo Noir elements

A

Film Noir & Surrealism

19
Q

Film Noir NOT a _____

A

genre, more of a mood/style particular to a dark themed story

20
Q

Victims of Film Noir usually

A

Male

21
Q

Film Noir & society

A

An indictment of American Society

22
Q

Film Noir hero was the

A

antihero

23
Q

Film Noir lighting

A

Low key lighting, lit to be edgier, LOTS of darkness

24
Q

Film Noir camera

A

obscure, canted, unbalanced camera angles

25
Q

Joel Coen directing debut

A

Blood Simple

26
Q

blood simple style

A

Noir/Neo Noir

27
Q

Blood Simple meaning

A

State of Mind after prolonged stress/violence

28
Q

Blood Simple title from

A

hammett

29
Q

Blood simple budget/genre

A

$1.5 mil, Brought INDIE film to the forefront

30
Q

what starts blood simple plot

A

affair

31
Q

Blood Simple _____ story

A

murder story, nobody knows who did what