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rules of the game dir
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jean renoir
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what are the rules in rules of the game society
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rules are inverted: everyone cheats/lies
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who are 2 characters who don't play by inverted rules
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schumacher, aviator (most vulnerable. they cause the problems
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what is the purpose of the hunting seq
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life is like a game, someone ends up getting killed (if you dont play by the rules)
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what is the renoir motif the apple about
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garden of eden apple
= sex, love, pleasure, experience is ok as long as not in excess means sexual things will happen |
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when do characters eat apple?
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lisette eats apple as she tries to deceive husband and sneak shumacher out; guy eating in grand illusion
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who was renoir's father
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pierre-august renoir (painter)
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what were renoirs poetics
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- realism
- recurring motifs - complex mise en scene - humanism |
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realism
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- real locations/natural sound/non-actors
- bc respect for nature |
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example of realism
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- boudu saved from drowning - location shooting in paris
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what were recurring motifs
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- framing with doorways/windows
the river - music (diegetic) - theater |
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what do doorways/windows mean
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connector (people to people, people to nature)
- equalizer (levels differences) |
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eg of framing with doorways and windows
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- grand illusion - throws open window and sees soldier friend and nature
- The Grand Illusionpeople in pyramid looking out window |
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what does the river motif mean
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life as continuous flow
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hows music used
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diegetic (celebrates joy of living)
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how is music in renoirs
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diegetic - celebrates the joy of living
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eg of music in renoir
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diegetic
- boudu saved from drowning - maid cleaning the piano pounds on it - toni - guy playing guitar in train |
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what does he think about boundaries
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hates them, they are artificial and harmful
- class, religion, nationality |
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whys theater important
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- people always putting on a show
- connection between performer + audience - performance unifies |
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examples of theater
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- rules of the game, octave pretends to lead orch
- grand illusion - theater manger show for girl |
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examples of doorways/windows as connectors
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- grand illusion - mechanic goes through the doorway to widow tucking girl in
- the jew throws open the window and sees the mechanic outside + nature |
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eg of doorwways windows as equalizers
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grand ill - everyone looking out the winodw in pyramid they are all the same
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what are recurring motifs
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- frmaing with doorways/windows
- river as life force - music is diegetic - theater |
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why complex mise en scene
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he loves people + nature
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what did complex mise en scene include
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- long takes = continuous flow
- moving camera = more natural/inclusive - moving actors - deep focus (comp in depth) |
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eg of long take
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the grand illusion: when there is fighting in the bg of schmacher + lisette, then they run out the back and the fight in the bg with the flailing girl is brought forward, then pan right to capture shumacher and lisette again
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eg of moving camera
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the grand illusion - window as equalizer then moving camera 180 degrees to see everything around
- rules of the game - the empty frame of grasses (full of nature) |
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why moving camera
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importance of off screen space, wanna capture everything
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eg of moving actors
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poacher running by pan without cutting, farce continues while aviator/guy/woman are fighting in bg
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why deep focus
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everything is important
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what is deep focus/depth of field/comp in depth
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area in from of lense to infinity is in sharp focus
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what does deeep focus say about renoir
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- usually focus used to show importance and focus
- renoir says everyone is important |
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eg of deep focus
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- mechanic outside window of jew, both in perfect focus + nature
- servents having dinner together, all in flcus. elites getting ready for bed, all in focus |
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what is renoir's humanism
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- not judgemental
- likes them but not what they are doing - "awful thing about life is this: everyone has their reasons" |
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elements of renoirs poetics
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- realism
- recurring motifs - complex m-e-s - humanism |