FCS195H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Jean Renoir, Silent Film, Movie Movie
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France is where the technology of cinema began. Cin matographe was the first projector for film invented by the lumi re. At first, cinema was a way to document reality. There was no sound and no colour. 1920"s = golden age of the silent movie. Silent movies: cards would have text on them, they would hire a live pianist in the cinema to add music. End of the 20"s: added sound to cinema. It was seen as an art: people thought that adding sound would be the end of cinema. Cinema would therefore die as an art. Fritz lang: one of the first people with cards in the movie. Jean renoir: did adaptations from popular novels, did artistic movies the rules of the game, this movie was about the differences between bourgeoisie and the working class, shows decadence in the bourgeoisie. The characters all sleep with each other.