FST-3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Un Chien Andalou, Jean Vigo, Poetic Realism
Document Summary
1930s france: sound + fury = poetry. Hard times: economic depression throughout europe creates turmoil in politics and in the film industries. Economic boost: the novelty of sound helps rescue french film production. French studios didn"t follow strategy of banding together to beat hard economic times they just continued to try to beat each other, and a lot quickly when bankrupt. But those that embraced sound helped save the industry, leading to a creative burst. Creative burst: polarized politics & economic anxieties provide fuel for french filmmakers. Sound: the expressiveness of sound also inspires filmmakers and leads to a highly innovative, unique decade in french cinema. A nous la libert (freedom for us) A nous la libert ( freedom for us ) (france; ren clair, 1931) Surrealism here is more to do with telling a story of rescuing the soul/the spirit of humanity being rescued from the soul-crushing work in a factory/soul crushing experience of modern life plea for humanity.
