Film Aesthetics & Criticism Flashcards
1
Q
A Separation: Language
A
Persian
2
Q
A Separation: Director
A
Asghar Farhadi
3
Q
A Separation: alternate title
A
The Separation of Nader from Simin
4
Q
Key features
A
Realist: flashback, handheld camera (doc-style), stationary long-takes, dull color palette,
5
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Plot of A Separation
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- Nader Simin ad Termeh live in tehran
- simin wants to leave but Nader’s father has alzheimer’s
termeh hires Razieh (& somayeh)
neglect accusation, miscarriage, court case, nader and simin divorce.
6
Q
3 Approaches to the relationship of society and media
A
Realist - films are the highest method to depict a national pyschology over any art form
Impact theory - representations effect/are duplicated in reality
Critical approach - ideology & discourse are behind representation
7
Q
Suture
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a metaphor for the ‘stitching’ of a viewer into the narrative illusion. e.g. POV, subjective angles, techniques that invite the viewer to identify with certain perspective
