THEA 120 Midterm: THEA-120 EXAM #3 (Orr)
Document Summary
Contributed to development of photography and motion picture capture. Proves that the horse has all four hooves off the ground while running. French term = the leading forces in the army . The persistence of memory by salvador dali. Expressionism = mood, idea, or emotion of subject. "a film about looking or a film about cinema itself" (conley) A conscious attack of middle class values. Combines loose narrative of love story with abstract imagery. Visual logic; not narrative logic (ex: time leaps dramatically) Reacting against moral values of post wwi europe. The "simultaneous separation and ordering of visual fragments" (conley 202) Attained national recognition in late 60s with series of short, surrealistic film. Notable films (all 3 set in la): lost highway, mulholland drive, inland empire. Once upon a time to eight years later . Develops from one incident to the next. Characters have no individuality = ordinary young woman, any woman . Meshes of the afternoon by maya deren.
