CIN312Y1 Lecture 6: CIN312 LECTURE 6
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The images don"t correspond to the voice of the narrator. Experience of the war is curated into the film. Form and style reveal a perspective on the films subject. Told by a survivor trying to recollect, but unsure about the meaning of his memories. The griersonian tradition: they must be represented . The films are confident in their mandate and its attendant images. The voice-over in housing problems speaks for others and possesses knowledge. Similarly, prelude to war is certain of its oratorical power and moral correctness. 8: resnais has devised a cinematic solution to the problems of representation in night and fog. Problems of representation are caused by this particular event"s attributes. Sfl, night and fog, regarding the event"s attributes: unimaginable unspeakable , the holocaust is inconceivable . Still photos, videos made by the allies, images from the present in colour, Archival material + voice-over + camera movement + colour values = a formal object .
