FILM 1F94 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Jean-Luc Godard, Dziga Vertov Group, Cahiers Du Cinéma
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Godard makes us aware of our roles as viewers, even if it is by annoying us. Notable in a women is a women, but more notable in some of his later, more political work. Tout va bien (godard/gorin france/ italy, 1972) Dziga- vertov group~ russian film maker in 1920. 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 author model of cinema, one that is author driven. These critics recognized codes of film and that these could be manipulated.
