Briefly describe the auteur theory based on the textbook,pick one auteur from the list below; and write about their work from through the lens of auteurism. What are the stylistic and thematic tendencies that run through their work?

 

PART 1 – FILM MOVEMENTS:

For this section, you will need to pick two film movements from the list below and write a short essay for each. For each essay, you will need to give a detailed explanation of what defined the movement (style/motifs/politics/aspirations/etc, whatever may apply), the historical context in which it comes about, and the major filmmakers within the movement and why they are considered significant contributors.

Film Movements.

• Italian N.realism

• Italian ‘Spaghetti Westerns”

• British “Kitchen Sink” Cinema

• Japanese New Wave

• Brazilian Cinema Novo

• Australian Ozploitation”

2-3 paragraphs for each essay

• Third Cinema

• New German Cinema

• Dogma 95

• Korean New Wave

• New Queer Cinema (U.S.)

PART 2 – NATIONAL CINEMAS:

For this section, you will need to pick one national cinema from the list below and write a short essay for each. For each essay, you will need to give a detailed explanation of the national cinema you chose. This should include:

1) the historical context that shaped the nation’s cinema;

2) the major types of movies made by the nation during this timeframe;

3) some of the major films and directors that came to define the national cinema;

4) the economic and technical conditions of the national cinema; and

5) why the national cinema of that timeframe eventually came to an end and/or changed into something else.

National Cinemas:

• Indian Cinema: 1950s-1960s

• Argentinian Cinema: 1940s-1960s

• Chine. Cinema (5th Wave): 1970s-

• Australian Cinema, 1970s-1980s 1980s

• Hong Kong Cinema, 1960s-1980s

• Chine. Cinema (6th Wave): 1990s

• South Korean Cinema, 1990s-2000s

• British Cinema, Post-WWII: 1940s-

• Scandinavian Cinema, 1950s-1970s 1950s

• Japanese Cinema, 1.0s-1980s

• Italian Cinema: 1960s-1970s2-3 paragraphs

 

CINEMA 122 – FILM HISTORY Fall 2019

PART 3 – AUTEURS: For this section, you will need to

1) briefly describe the auteur theory based on the textbook and/or lecture materials;

2) pick one auteur from the list below; and

3) write about their work from through the lens of auteurism. What are the stylistic and thematic tendencies that run through their work?

Give clear examples.

Auteurs•

• Agnes Varda

• Akira Kurosawa

• Alfonso Cuaron

• Andrea Arnold

• Bong Joon-ho

• Park Chan-wook

• Celine Sciamma

• Chloe Zhao

2-3 paragraphs

• George Miller

• Gillo Pontecorvo

• Ingmar Bergman

• Jean Luc-Godard

• Krzysztof Kieilowski

• Pedro Almodozar

• Thomas Vinterberg

• Vittorio De Sica

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