the poor and working class, and can be seen in several different time periods in their films. It also dealt with
economic and moral themes. Italian Neorealism was created as a counter movement to the events that had happened during World War II. As seen in class, during World War II, the studios were taken over by the Nazis and used as storage shelters. Then, the storage shelters were bombed by the good guys, and used as shelters for displaced citizens after the war. This means that film makers at the time were left on their own to produce films and had to use nonprofessional actors, equipment, and sets.
Notable Italian Neorealism direcotrs include Roberto Rossellini, Vittorio D Sica, and Federico Fellini. While being a style of film created almost 70 years ago, they have had a great influence over some of today's great film makers. One of those influenced is Martin Scorsese. He would create a documentary called Italianamerican in 1974, which showcases some of the great films from the Italian Neorealism period. Italianamerican is also almost like a journal as it features both his parents, their experiences in America, as well as his thoughts and feelings about being Italian and relating these things to the films he watched as a child.
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Another movement that formed roughly around the same time, 1950, is the French New Wave. We've already spoken about this multiple times in class, but here is a brief description. It was pretty much another counter movement to distance itself from the way things were being done. One of the biggest characteristics of the French New Wave was their use of the long tracking shot. Other notable characteristics include stressing the need of the individual as well as almost poking fun at how silly the world can be at times, whether morally or politically. Also, most of the films were created with a very small budget.
Notable French New Wave directors include Francois Truffaut, Jacques Rivette, Eric Rohmer, and of course, Jean Luke Godard. My favorite Jean Luke Godard movie is Breathless. We saw a clip of it in class and it seemed so familiar to me that I realized I had seen it before. I probably would have preferred to see
Breathless for a second time over 400 Blows. Here is a brief slug of Breathless, for anyone interested
in viewing it.
Breathless (1960)Director: Jean Luke Godard
Total Running Time: 01:27:00
Language: French
Awards: "Best Director," 1960 Berlin International Film Festival
Total Running Time: 01:27:00
Language: French
Awards: "Best Director," 1960 Berlin International Film Festival
Plot: Breathless is an ill fated love story about a criminal and his girlfriend. Michel is on the run from
police and tries to bide himself some time by hanging around his girlfriend, Patricia, who is a journalism
student. She is weary of his intentions at first, but decides she likes the extra attention and tries
to keep him around. Eventually, the police catch up with Michel and his girlfriend must chose between her
sometimes boyfriend, or furthering her budding career.
police and tries to bide himself some time by hanging around his girlfriend, Patricia, who is a journalism
student. She is weary of his intentions at first, but decides she likes the extra attention and tries
to keep him around. Eventually, the police catch up with Michel and his girlfriend must chose between her
sometimes boyfriend, or furthering her budding career.
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