François Truffaut

The silent cinema offers a treasure grove for the study of film acting. In the absence of sound, it shows performers constructing their respective characters by only using their bodies, not their voices. For this reason, silent cinema demands maximum expressiveness from actors. Rather than conveying their emotions by means of words, performers of the silent era knew how to express their feelings through gestures and facial expressions in such a manner that their feelings could be easily…

For the purpose of this essay, I will be demonstrating and evaluating whether the film director and producer, Sir Alfred Hitchcock was a “Metteur en scene” or an “auteur”, based on two of his films; Psycho (1960) and The Birds (1963). In other words, I’ll be evaluating whether he was a unique and outstanding filmmaker or if he was just like any other regular filmmaker. I’ll begin by giving a little background information about Alfred Hitchcock. Alfred Hitchcock was giving birth to in Leytonstone…

discussions of the “lying” flashback in film. It took on the narrative expectations of audiences and critics about truth and reliability that had not yet been challenged. When asked about the structure of Stage Fright during his 1962 interview with François Truffaut, Hitchcock…

people. The defilement of domination is kept up through forced reality on the populace. The acknowledgment of pernicious aims prompts resistance to standards and constructs. In 'Anthem ' by Ayn Rand and the movie 'Fahrenheit 451 ' directed by Francois Truffaut, the authors convey the characteristics of a dystopian society through emphasizing the use of fear for control, power corruption, and rebellion. By articulating the importance of unique…

pane… Then he realized that the sound was merely rain” (2). Norman Bates’ interest in Psychology and the Oedipus situation is abruptly revealed through his conversation with his mother. The opening passage even cheats the readers as according to Truffaut “since she doesn’t exist, that is obviously misleading, whereas the film narration is rigorously worked out to eliminate these discrepencies”…

the director with the all aspects of the film including painting, literature etc. all these items have the directors foot print on it. An auteur typically travels off the beaten path from traditional collectiveness of the film studio system. Francois Truffaut is quoted saying “there are no good and bad movies, only good and bad directors.” This importantly states that the creative individual behind the movie is what…

As a medium, Video Games give us the opportunity to explore new and exciting worlds and live out childhood fantasies of heroism and adventure. However, many of us don’t know anything about the development of these experiences and the amazing people behind these amazing games. When one looks at video game development in japan, one thing that always stands out is the quirky director who is generally the public face of the project. Individuals such as Hideo Kojima (the creator of the Metal Gear),…

The French Film The 400 blows, directed by Francois Truffaut, mainly talks about a boy that lives with a family that does not want him. That lies more than he tells the truth because why tell the truth when no one believes him. The film The 400 Blows is a difficult movie to find the main idea. The movie showed a number of themes, none of which pointed to a cohesive interpretation of the film. Punishment is featured hundred times in the film. Growing up, Antoine parents, teachers and the police…

Alfred Hitchcock’s 1958 film Vertigo is now considered by the American Film Institute to be the best film of all time. With that title comes some flack for “beating” out all of the other films that come out ever. Obviously this title is subjective and doesn’t make the film anymore better or meaningful than it previously was, but the backlash from film critics are kind of ironic being about Vertigo. People are writing article after article and blog post after blog post about how Vertigo doesn’t…

Because he believed that a director’s personal ideas should be most noticeable in a number of their films. He believed that the ideas of the auteur theory, is that the director should be known has the author of their films. Both Bazin and Truffaut were both responsible for the implementation of the auteur theory (González, 2013). It was in their ways that the various of works were characterised of auteur directors that were established. In order to become an auteur director, ideas need to…