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French Avant-Garde

French Avant-Garde. 1918-1930. Goal: to explore cinema as art Considered a cinema of “intellectuals for intellectuals ” took their inspiration from Marx and Freud A collective movement Three distinct types of films made at onset…. Short Dadaist/surrealist films

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French Avant-Garde

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  1. French Avant-Garde 1918-1930

  2. Goal: to explore cinema as art • Considered a cinema of “intellectuals for intellectuals” • took their inspiration from Marx and Freud • A collective movement • Three distinct types of films made at onset…

  3. Short Dadaist/surrealist films • anti-conventional, absurdist nature • shock the viewer with surprises and unexpected juxtapositions • against normal narrative conventions – eliminated connections, emphasized unexpected occurrences • ex: An Andalusian Dog (Un ChienAndalou,1929)

  4. Short naturalistic psychological studies • stressed idea that an individual’s fate is determined by heredity and environment, not free will • La femme de nulle part (1922) • La Fille de L'eau(1925)

  5. Feature-length films • very ambitious in scope, length, and visual effect • ex: Napoleon (1927) and The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)

  6. The advent of experimental film.

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