FILM 1F94 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Oedipus Complex, Psychological Thriller, Cahiers Du Cinéma
26 Feb 2016
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Filmmaker makes a movie like the writer of the book. No point of view > open to interpretation. (e. g. they talk to the camera, break the. Cahiers du cinema > realist film theory. Non-diagetic music is in the dancing scene. Makes fun of film conventions critiques film. Ideal position > the audience is in the character"s point of view. Whistling motif symbolizes that the murderer is near. Murder, revenge, and hate auteurism for fritz lang. You don"t see her die > see the balloon go into the sky instead. Exaggerated set, acting, shadows and mirrors (show double theme) Foreshadowing the murder by elsie singing the song at the beginning of the film. Classical hollywood cinema > has closure at the end. Colour symbolism > white vs. black, red and pink represent blood (murder) and love. Fight between masculinity and femininity marylee wears a blue & pink plaid shirt. Mise en scene > shows emptiness of characters.
