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when did italian neorealism happen
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after wwi
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what was italian neorealism
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post wwi film movement that revitalized cinema
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where was italian film before wwi?
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one of the world's dominant cinemas
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italian film establishments? by who?
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centro sperimentale (italian film school)
cinecitta mussolini |
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who was zavattini
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neorealist theorist & screenwriter
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who made bicycle thieves
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zavattini (screenwriter) + vittorio de sica (director)
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what was zavattini's manifesto
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the neorealist aesthetic
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definition:
italian neorealism |
- commitment to realism
- human centered - rejection of the happy ending |
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italian neorealism: how commitment to realism
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1. anti professional actors
2 anti studio shooting 3 anti plot 4 contemporary stories |
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who were subjects of italian neorealism films
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ordinary people (human centered)
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film example of anti-professional actors
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la terra trema - fishermen play themselves
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who directed la terra trema
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luchino visconti
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film example of anti-plot (shapeless plot)
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the bicycle thief - desperate life
(this dude is an actor) |
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film example of contemporary story
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open city - different story of Italy (priest resists Nazis)
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who directed open city
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roberto rossellini
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what is open city about
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priest who tries to resist nazis
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