french new wave Flashcards
france’s first empire included (3):
canada, the caribbean, india
france’s second empire included (2)
Africa and east asia
in the french empire, algeria had…
special status
there were no [1] during the occupation of paris, only a few [2]
- french/allied films
- older french/german ones
left-wing coalition govts in france until…
1958
france didn’t give up colonies easily because…
it identified itself as a colonial power
france was unwilling to grant independence to algeria because…
algeria was more closely integrated with france
1954-60:
algerian war of independence
De Gaulle came to power in…
1959
algeria gained independence in…
1962
series of strikes occured in france between…
1967/68
biggest strike was in…
may 1968
one of the major sit in was at the [1], which represented [2]
- Odeon Theater
- ruling class ideology
strikes seemed to die after…
june 1968, when De Gaulle was re-elected
post-ww2, one of the most important institutions of french film was…
the Cinematheque Francais
the Cinematheque became the…
film school for the NW
Astruc was interested in how…
film became a “real art”
define medium specificity:
the idea that every medium should do something completly unique to itself, not reproduce what other media do better
the metaphor of the Camera-Stylo represents:
the new form of cinematic self-expression described by Astruc
Astruc was trying to create a place for cinema as respectable by linking it to..
literature
Astruc praises:
filsm that stand on their own as works of art & that use cinematic methods to convey their ideas
the term ‘avant-garde’ signifies:
formal expoerimentation
avant-garde is associated with:
political leftism, esp socialist and communist movements
one of the important things to ask about formal experimentation is…
how politically significant it is
avant-garde assumes that it isn’t just the content of art that is significant, but…
also the way it is constructed
before they started directing, NW filmmakers were…
critics
the core of auter theory is:
an understanding of cinema as an individual art
important technological developments of the 50s/60s were: (2)
- lighter cameras/sound equipment
- film that didn’t require full studio apperatus
what was the first feature length film by a french NW director?
Beautiful Serge, 1958
Truffaut wanted to [1], Godard wanted to [2]
- bring new life to traditional cinema
- destroy it
one of the features Godard is associated with is…
the jump cut
define a jump cut
disrutption of illusion of fluid time and space
Godard and Gorin formed the…
Dziga Vertrov group
the Dziga Vertrov Group’s films focused not on story, but on…
politics
for Godard’s career, Weekend was a…
tipping point
Weekend is a very [1], but it’s also a [2]:
- commerical film
- brutal indictment of the bourgeoise
define a tracking shot:
when you put a camera on a cart and move it along a track to get a solid smooth motion
define continuity editing:
conventional editing
montage can be defined as:
collision or conflict
leftists like Godard distrust continiuty bc it is associated with… (2)
- the commercial cinemas of hollywood and europe
- doesn’t leave room for even limited change
montage forces the viewer to..
reflect on what they’re missing/the logic that connects images
define bricolage
collage of high and low art
montage can be thought of as the editing form of…
bricolage
the term ‘brechtian’ is used to refer to:
art saying it is art rather than pretending to be real
