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