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The Bicycle Thief The Bicycle Thief, directed by Vittoria De Sica, is a classic film of Italian neorealism. Italian neorealism focuses on portraying reality over fiction and shows the range of emotions humans feel on a daily basis. While going against Hollywood on portraying reality, The Bicycle Thief still follows the structure of a HollywoodContinue reading “Week 6”

Metropolis Metropolis, directed by Fritz Lang, is a gem of the German Expressionist movement in film. The German expressionist movement focused more on the abstract, such as finding ways to cause violent emotions in the viewer, such as fear, anger, and sadness. Filmmakers of the German Expressionist movement, such as Fritz Lang, achieved this goalContinue reading “Week 5”

The Man With The Movie Camera The Man With The Movie Camera, directed by Dziga Vertov, is all about breaking outside the bounds of what people think a movie should be. The movie was filmed in 1929 and at this time Hollywood was already known for having genre specific films that often told stories ofContinue reading “Week 4”

The 400 Blows, directed by Francois Truffaut, is a defining film of the French New Wave. The story throughout The 400 blows shows the events of Truffaut’s own childhood through the portrayal of Antoine Doinel experiencing a very close version of Truffaut’s own childhood. The recreation of ones own life through film creates the feelingContinue reading “Week 3”

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