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European Cinema
learn about the early french film makers
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what technique wasn't considered very important in the first batch of films ever made? | acting |
| the earliest films were considered to be a combo of which 4 art forms | theater, literature, fine art, theater |
| He invented dioramas which were presented on screen. | Louis Daguire |
| Who invented the Kinetiscope | Thomas Edison |
| what was a major problem with the kinetiscope | it was very very heavy |
| what device was popularized to replace the kinetiscope | the cinematograph |
| who was notoriously addicted to opium | jean cocteau |
| what was so special about making photographic equipment at the turn of the century? | it was a very profitable business |
| Who had the biggest photography factory in europe? | the lumiere brothers |
| In 1895 how much did a group of 10 1-minute films cost? | 1 frank |
| What does cinematograph mean | writing the movement |
| The lumiere bros implemented this new camera element | perspective angles |
| The most productive French director + total count of films | George millier - 500 |
| what 2 other features did the cinematograph have other than the ability to shoot | the abilities to duplicate reels, and to project them |
| how much did the cinematographe weigh | only 10 pounds |
| Who invented autochrome / desaturated color film | Louie Lumiere |
| who embraced his suffering soul to tell stories | jean cocteau |
| where did jean cocteau get his financing | from coco chanell |
| which director made a trip to the moon | George Millier |
| Contrast Lumiere from Millier films | Lumiere was more documentary style, done in one shot. |
| What was George Millier prior to his film career which inspired his work | he was a magician, inspired illusory effects |
| who founded dada, when and where? | 1916 by Hugo Ball and Emy Hennings in Zurich |
| what is the only straightforward thing about dada | how it conciously breaks conventions |
| Surrealism was a more ____ than dadaism | organized movement |
| who started surrealism, and when? | Andre Breton in 1924 |
| What sort of characters appear in poetic realism? | Characters that are rushing to their fate |
| What momement in french cinema emphasizes circumstance and temperance? | poetic realism |
| What are two major characteristics of sets in poetic realism films | they are claustrophobic and stylized |
| What was one of Jean Renoir's biggest flops | Nana |
| La grande illusion is about relation ships between _____ and ______ | people and nations |
| What were the 2 people that majorly inlfuenced Jean Renoir | Charlie Chaplin and Eric von Stronheim |
| which director and writer duo were usually pessimistic and made doom-laden stories? | Marcel Carne and Jacques Prevert |
| Which Poetic realist director had a long aprenticeship | Marcel Carne |
| Which film would the french government blame if they lost WWII? | Marcel Carne's Quai des brumes or Port of Shadows |
| Which 3 films represent the success of Carne and Prevert, while representing pre, during, and post war periods? | Daybreak, Les Visiterus du Soir, Children of Paradise |
| Which Carne / Prevert film deals with the struggle of the working class? | Daybreak |
| dada : surrealism = | anarchy : dreams |
| how did surrealism first start out | as a literary movement |
| who inspired surrealism | sigmund freud |
| when did arletty become a star | after appearing in Carnes Hotel de nord |
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