Film Studies 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Un Chien Andalou, Italian Neorealism, Robert Wiene
12 Feb 2018
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Realism in the 1930"s, does not mean realism today. Ideologically, the characteristics of italian neorealism: 1. a new democratic spirit, 2. Often offers a compassionate pov, trying to convey the complexities of italy in war time: 3. Tends to build off italy"s fascist past: 4. Italian films tend to blend christian and marxist humanism - any system of thought or action which is concerned with merely human interests: 5. Focuses on humans in general rather than just individuals: 6. Vampire diaries, which present vampires realistically, as part of the real world (stills 1-3) Potter films for a moment let"s consider the harry the films employ many techniques of realism (still 4) so,weoftensee: patterns of natural and sedate colors (green, brown, blue, even lighting, straight camera angles, level cameras, etc. Ryan, but to construct the fantastic all of these stylistic devices are, of course, crucial to conveying the film"s ideological meaning(s)
