Who Directed Bicycle Thieves?
Vittorio De Sica
When did Bicycle Thieves come out?
1948
When did Rashomon come out?
1950
Who Directed Rashomon?
Akira Kurasowa
When did Cleo from 5 to 7 come out?
1962
Who directed Cleo from 5 to 7?
Agnes Varda
When did Ali: Fear Eats the Soul come out?
1974
Who directed Ali: Fear Eats the Soul?
R.W. Fassbinder
Who were the two groups of French filmmakers?
1) Cathiers du Cinema
2) Left Bank
Who were some prominent Cathiers du Cinema?
Goddard and Truffant
What did French New Wave focus on?
Young, complex spontaneous characters in contemporary situations
What did the French New Wave often ignore?
The lingering affects of WWII
What is Cinema veritae?
Realism in movies
How did French cinema’s writing reflect realism?
Unset scripts and encourages improvization
What are some styles of the French New Wave?
Disjunctive editing and Nonlinear narrative
What did Goddard insist on?
Sound shot simultaneously with image
What was the relationship between French New Wave and American cinema?
French defended it, even B films
What did the Auteur Theory accomplish?
Gave more attention to film style
Awarded critical attention to forgotten cinema
Brought cinephiles and critics together
What were the Left Bank Directors?
French Directors that cared more about politics and historical memory than the Cathiers
Mostly began their careers as documentarians
What was the significance of Langlois’ Cinematheque Francaise?
Collection of films and a film school that educated French New Wave directors, many of the films were hidden from the Nazis
Who were the German New Wave Directors?
Filmmakers that grew up around WWII in a split Germany
What was “Economic Miracle”?
Economic prosperity in Germany in the 1950’s that led to the film culture being dominated by Hollywood
What were the “Homeland Films”?
Sentimental escapist films based on German literature or rural life
Who was RW Fassbinder?
German New Wave director who: Openly gay Embraced "Ugly German" stereotype Made films incredibly quickly Died at 37 from drug overdose
Who did RW Fassbinder focus on in his films?
Opressed/Marginal groups that were ignored by the “Economic Miracle”
What did RW Fassbinder try to do in his films?
Jolt audiences out of passivity with “alienation effects” to activate audience’s political conscious
How did RW Fassbinder differ from Bertolt Brecht?
Wanted films to make the audience both think and feel
What did RW Fassbinder with mainstream styles?
Critique mainstream from within instead of avoiding outright
What are some of the hallmarks of Italian Neo Realism?
About ordinary things
Used ametuer actors
Focused on class structure and moral consciousness
Loose, episodic plots
What is the problem with Italian Neo Realism as a genre?
The definitions are pretty loose, a wide range of films fall into the genre
Who was Andre Bazin?
“Founding Father” of Academic film studies
First critic to acknowledge “modern cinema”
French, but huge for commenting on Italian Neorealism
What are Jidai-Geki films?
Japanese films, typically set in the Edo-era, that featured feudalism and samurai
Who was Yasujiro Ozu?
Japanese director that made domestic melodramas that engaged modernization/reconstructionism
What are Shomin Geki films?
Domestic melodramas
What are some of Yasujiro Ozu’s trademarks?
Low, fixed camera
Visual symmetry and parallels
Fluid, graceful camera work
Exquisitely controlled mise en scene