French Impressionist Cinema: Film Culture, Film Theory, and Film Style (December 1974)

Record Details:

Title:
French Impressionist Cinema: Film Culture, Film Theory, and Film Style
Date:
December 1974
Publisher:
University of Iowa
Volume:
French Impressionist Cinema: Film Culture, Film Theory, and Film Style (Dissertation, 1974)
Leaf #:
00011
Language:
English
Collection:
Global Cinema
Format:
dissertations
Contributor:
Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Doctoral dissertation entitled, "French Impressionist Cinema: Film Culture, Film Theory, and Film Style," by film scholar David Bordwell. Submitted to the University of Iowa in 1974. Document is scanned from the David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson papers, archived at the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research.
Date Added:
May 23, 2024
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TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER: Lx INTRODUCTION Aims of this Study; Previous Research Initial Distinctions Notes CHAPTER II. IMPRESSIONISM AND THE BUILDING OF A FILM CULTURE Film and French Avant-Garde Artists The Building of a French Film Culture Journals Bate SSP ea ema Re Ciné-Clubs Specialized Theatres Wider Recognition Notes CHAPTER III. IMPRESSIONIST FILM THEORY The Nature of Art The Relation of Film te ihe Traditional habs) The Nature of the Film Image The Nature of Filmic Construction Evaluation Notes CHAPTER IV. A PARADIGM OF IMPRESSIONIST FILM STYLE Constructing a Style ee the 5ét. of Filme ae The Logical Nature of the Paradigm The Problem of Pilm Style. Characteristics of the Image Camerawork gy Camera Distance Camera Angle Camera Movement Mise-en-Scéne Lighting Decor ; Arrangement and Behavior. “of Figures in Space Bap Optical Devices Editing Temporal Relations Bebween Shots Spatial Relations Between Shots Rhythmic Relations Between Shots Conclusions: The Paradigm Applied Notes ; ta SC NA eae Aan ao 94 98 105 ee Be 129 <5 146 De 142 150 152 L5e2 ee bs, 158 162 163 168 171 172 184 185 187 ce Be, 208 eae Me §