Truffaut, the Nouvelle Vague, The 400 Blows 
Truffaut, the Nouvelle Vague, The 400 Blows
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Copyright Information: David Thorburn. 21L.011 The Film Experience, Fall 2013. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare), http://ocw.mit.edu (Accessed 3 Apr, 2016). License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
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Lecture Description

Introduce the French New Wave style, with comparisons to Italian neorealism and Hollywood, and use of improvisation, jump cuts, elliptical editing, and self-reflexiveness. Focus on Truffaut and his key films, especially The 400 Blows.

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Course Description

This course concentrates on close analysis and criticism of a wide range of films, from the early silent period, classic Hollywood genres including musicals, thrillers and westerns, and European and Japanese art cinema. It explores the work of Griffith, Chaplin, Keaton, Capra, Hawks, Hitchcock, Altman, Renoir, DeSica, and Kurosawa. Through comparative reading of films from different eras and countries, students develop the skills to turn their in-depth analyses into interpretations and explore theoretical issues related to spectatorship.

Note: Some videos in this course were recorded in 2007, not 2013.

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