Reading 5: European Cinema-Part 2: French Realism (pre-WWII), Italian Neo-Realism (WWII) & post-war British psychological Drama Flashcards
Montage by attraction
Reinforcing meaning of one image by association with another image (comparison/metaphor)
Grand Illusion incorporated
Mise-en-scene
Grand Illusion about
Prisoners of WWI war
Grand Illusion when?
Cusp of WWII
Grand Illusion & war + WHY
About WHY we ended u in war and WHY those reasons are ridiculous
Realism as word
PROBLEMATIC word, push/pull. evokes sense of realism though film is “fiction”
What does editing do?
Directs us to meaning of film
Mise-en-scene purpose in editing
Mise-en-scene LACKS editing, shifts us to picking meaning and where to focus our attention
Social justice in Grand Illusion + where?
Class/Classicism + tradition in Europe
Grand Illusion show scene
Crossdressing reminds soldiers of what they dont have in real life–real female companionship
Editing Grand Illusion show scene uses (2)
Slow pan, few edits
Grand Illusion search scene
Everyone is searched in room BUT aristocrat–Aristocrat Frenchmen asked why he wasn’t checked
Secret attempt in grand illusion
2 manage to escape
Where do escapees go?
Mountain cabin where they hit it off w/ German widow
Quote that sums up Grand Illusion
“You cant see borders, they’re man-made”
What’s ironic about Grand Illusion quote
Borders are what end up saving their lives (they make it into Switzerland)
Reel used in Roma
Newsreel>lower quality
Reel used in Roma
Newsreel>lower quality
Shocker of Roma
Major character (fiance) killed, husband dragged off MORE REALISTIC than traditional film
La Strada Dir.
Federico Fellini
What type of film was La Strada?
Italian Neorealism
La Strada Villain
ZAMPANO: Traveling strongman, despicable character
Who does Gelsomina hit it off with?
Clown (first time anyone did this)
Who does Zampano kill + realization?
Kills clown and realizes he loves Gelsomina
Peeping Tom Director
Michael Powell
Peeping Tom was end of
Powell’s career
Peeping Tom about
Porn photographer/serial killer
Who decoded Peeping Tom?
Feminist Theorists
What is Peeping Tom REALLY about?
modern life & when tech. gets in b/w life and reality
Voyeurism in Peeping Tom
Sadism
Peeping Tom and camera
WE are camera, we are participating in murder
What was Mark really interested in?
Not in killing but in feat at moment of death
More of a tendency than a movement?
French Poetic Realism
French Poetic realism theme
Characters who get last chance at love but ultimately are dissapointed
Who did French poetic realism impact?
NEOREALISM
Rather than stories italian neorealism featured ______ rather than stories
psychological problems
Rather than stories italian neorealism featured ______ rather than stories
psychological problems
Mise-en-scene often scene in this genre
Italian neorealism
Italian Neorealism flowered after ______
Italy released restrictions from Mussolini’s repression (i.e. prohibiting US films, etc.)
Italian neorealism often shows
unjust/perverted social structures/WARPED basic human values
Italian neorealist actors
Unprofessional/not famous
Rosselini BIG success
Roma cita aperta (Roma)
_______ played big role in italian neorealism
children
Bicycle Thieves by
De Sica
Bicycle Thieves about
Hardships of working class life after war
British Psychological Drama Response
Post war response to war & film styles of the time
World of the British psych. drama
Post-war fantasy world to escape memory of war
