INI100H1 Lecture Notes - Gustave Flaubert, Art Film, German Expressionism
25 Apr 2013
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The art film distinguishes itself from the classical film with its narrative structure, formal attributes and themes. The classical film orients the viewer very comfortably; this is not the case with the art. The classical film shares certain attributes with classical art in general (like harmony, a capacity to imitate reality, cool control of the beholder"s response). This week, we will associate art film with modernism. Art film is representative of a broader art form (modernism). We are going from a classical text to a modernist text. It is an umbrella term that encompasses a lot of things in art (like expressionism, pointillism, cubism ) it is a profound shift that began at the end of the. It marks a break with the 2 artistic movements prevalent during the 19th century (realism and romanticism) Realism = artistic movement that attempted to find an objective truth in the world.
