FILM 2154 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: The 400 Blows, Cinematic Techniques, Cahiers Du Cinéma
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History of cinema ii: 1940-1944: france under german occupation, films still being made, 1944: liberation, post war- large backlog of hollywood and other foreign films arrive. French cinema post- wwii: creation of film clubs like cinematheque francais, film buffs/scholars emerge, andre bazin, francois truffaut, claude chabrol. Jean luc godard: eric rohmer, francois truffaut writes articles criticizing tradition of quality in french cinema literary adaptations. Some of these films were popular, others considered pretentious and were box-office failures. Jump cuts: rapid editing, location shooting, direct sound (not post-dubbed, long takes, socio-political themes and topics.
