FST-3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Les Vampires, Olivier Assayas, Irma Vep
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4 & 5; screenings: excerpts from la roue [the wheel] (france, Abel gance, 1920-23); the cabinet of dr. caligari (germany, robert weine, 1920) Idea of telling stories (especially already well known ones) became cinemas thing (in its most commercial main stream form) France and germany in the 1920s direct connection drawn between cinema (entertainment medium, low culture/art) and modern, high art. Les vampires episode 3: the red cryptogram (france, feuillade, 1915- Inspired people in the 20s to look at film as an art form. Planting seeds for how cinema can become more of an art instead of just low, popular entertainment. Popular because it was addictive (like a good tv series does today) same response feuillade was looking for in his audience. Thrilling, mysterious, stylish films about a risqu and exciting world in paris (any city) Dream-like, surreal surrealist in 1920s look back at serials like les.
