Final Flashcards
Whe did the French New wave as a movement emerge? (what yr)
Who were the Principal Directors and
What films delineated the french new wave
1959// hiroshima, 400 blows and breathless// goddard, truffaut
What is Cashier De Cinema?
Magazine where directors would write– policy fixted toward the auter shifted
voice for French new wave, Influential French film magazine founded in ‘51. It re-invented the basic tenets of film criticism and theory. The magazine also was essential to the creation of the Nouvelle Vague, or New Wave, of French cinema, which centered on films directed by authors such as Godard and Truffaut
Who is Bazin?
realist, believed editing could destroy the effectiveness of a scene, he believed film was one of the only arts that could actually capture reality and formalist just put their own view into the scene when they edit
What is Camera Stylo
French critics using the camera to talk about the narrative during the French New Wave. Director’s moves away from formal literary style to create more personal stories. French critics, who become filmmakers, look at a lot of American films and think they could be very good in France.
a. Hawks, Ford, Welles, Hitchcock
ho is Atruc?
His role in the auteur theory is his notion of the caméra-stylo or “camera-pen” and the idea that a director should wield his camera like a writer uses his pen and that he need not be hindered by traditional storytelling.
What is la politiques des auters?
Some directors use camera the way author uses penq
What is relexivity?
calling asttention to the medium itselfq
What two bascic tenets comprised the “policy of the auters?
Authorship and style
Why is the new wave so important historically
changed direction of film and gave us auter
changed way we define filmn. its not studio its director
reinvigorated film language- editing reflexivity
What reflexivie elements are found in truffauts jules and jim
freeze frame, voice over, handheld archival footage, and super imposoitionm
Define third world cinema
reaction to 1st and second// cinema about thenpeople the proletariat// something that promotes change or disrupts status nquo
What unifying themes and styles can be found in this type of cinema [thirdworld] ?
use of folk music, handheld, shooting on location- themes- disrupt status uo and oppression
hygiene, illiteracy, unemployment/poverty, the idea of freedom
What countries have historicaly dominated thir world cinema?
SE Asia, India, Pacific Rim, Latin America, Caribbean, Africa
What are first and seconn wave cinemas
1st- hollywood- formula films
2nd- auter cinema- call attention to themes and social change
What is cinema Novo
60 70s in breazil– deals with moppression of government
Latin Third cinema in Brazil, formed in response to class and racial unrest. It emphasized equality and intellectualism. Influenced by the French New Wave
What is the MPEA
Motion Picture export association
Who was Sembene
Pontecorvo
Dos santos
Ray
-sembene- Senegalese film director, producer and writer “father of African film”
Pontecorvo- Director of The Battle of Algiers. Hearkens back to Rossellini. “Preface” to Inch’Allah Dimanche.
Dos Santas-Brazilian film director, influenced several other directors, with his first feature film Rio 40 released 1955 spurring the cinema novo movement - Vidas Secas (63)
What is the Motion Pcture Export Association and what is it’s function’
its basic mission of promoting Hollywood motion pictures, protecting intellectual property rights, and asserting the goals of the industry generally in foreign markets.
How does the MPEA affect Dometic cinemas world ide
oversees all hollywood product abroad
other countries put import tariffs on films from us - MPEA lobiies against things like that
adversly affects smaller markets
What changes did hollywood note demographically about american audiences of the 50s?
young audiences are what brought about change on screen
audience was younger educated and had money to spend
more political and liberal
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How did that assesment affect output and content
movies became political and liberal
What are some influences of the direxctors of the hollyood renissances?
Japan, european filmmakers// they would satire classic hillywood movies
Who was Jack Vallenti
was a longtime president of the Motion Picture Association of America. During his 38-year tenure in the MPAA, he created the MPAA film rating system, and he was generally regarded as one of the most influential pro-copyright lobbyists in the world.
Who were some of the representative young auters
a. Altman, Hollywood director in the 70’s, McCabe and Mrs. Miller was his #1 western, MASH
b. Penn, Hollywood director, Bonnie and Clyde
c. Nichols, Hollywood director, EGOT, the graduate
d. Hopper, Easy Rider
e. Ashby, Coming Home, Harold and Maude
f. Scorsese,
g. Coppola, Godfather
h. Alenn 1975
