French New Wave Flashcards
What is the Cahier’s du cinema and who created it ?
It is a journal of film or a film studies magazine created by French film critics Bazin and valcroze
In chronological order list the three chosen films that you are studying. With the date and the director.
The 400 blows - 1959 - Francois Truffaut
Breathless - 1960 - Jean Luc Godard
le Mepris - 1963 - Jean Luc Godard
In his work as a critic, who was Andre Bazin influenced by ?
Alexander Austruc
What does the term ‘Camera Stylo’ mean ?
The film essentially becomes the equivalent to a piece of writing. You can one day use a camera in the same way that one might use a pen.
What is Cinema Du Papa ?
The tradition of quality. Such as B movies, Hollywood. The same old boring happy ending, linear narrative.
List 4 characteristics of French New Wave films …
1 - improvised dialogue and plotting 2 - long takes 3 - natural lighting 4 - jump cuts 5 - direct sound recording
What 3 major stars featured in Godard’s Le Mepris in 1963
Bridget Bardot
Fritz Lang
Jack Palance
What was one of the movements that the French New Wave influenced by ?
The Italian Neo Realists
What is cinephilia ?
A great love of cinema
Le Mepris is the New Waves ….
It had a larger ….
Finest
Budget
What does a quote about Bardot mention her being most confident about ?
Driving her car around Paris …
What is one issue with the French new wave involving women include ?
Director Agnes Varda released her first new wave feature film in 1955 which predates the 400 blows. Revisionist theories have argued that this is anti female.
What is the Cinematheque Du Francais and What influential person worked there ?
The cinema in Paris where Andre Bazin and the cahier’s du cinema happened. Henri langlois worked there.
