FILM 1F94 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Cahiers Du CinΓ©ma, Tout Va Bien, Cardinal Virtues
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Godard makes us aware of our role as viewers- even it is by annoying" us notable in. A woman is a woman, but more notable in some of his later, more political work. We are taken out of our comfortable position as film viewers forced to be more careful viewers- perhaps paying more attention to what is on the screen. We are made aware of the presence of an author. Reminds us of the constructed nature of the film by interrupting the naturalness of the scenes. Godard one of the early writers for this french film journal (along with other directors such as francois truffaut and eric rohmer) The emergence of the auteur model of cinema- one that is author driven contrasts to industrial nature of hollywood. These critics recognized codes of film and that these could be manipulated. As his work became more political, godard drew links between the materialism and bourgeois lifestyle associated with film viewing.