French New Wave Overview
The FNW was influenced by Italian Neorealism, the realistic movements and scenery shows the streets of Paris with the lens of the filmmaker. A lot of the films created were low budget and therefore more creative and expermientive.
The style of FNW is interesting, its almost as if they filmed real life. The films that came out of this era were quirky, original and more interesting than some of the big budget films that are out now.
The films shared themes seem almost dystopian.
It is interesting that the medium of film is constantly used to express a personal vision of the world, this seems to be a recurring idea in each new thing of film.
B films are pretty good, they explore more. The low budgets are great for creativity. I think I will watch And God Created Woman if I can find it.
The FNW really used their environments to their best ability, the fact that the scenes are unrehearsed is interesting. Since now they do re shoots and everything in their power to make each move perfect.
Its cool to see a female director being so influential during the young years of this film time. She shows an interesting look on the world through the lens of her films. Also I love that her hair hasn't changed shape, just the colour (Which made me laugh a bit, since its white with a band of red at the bottom)
He looks like a guy who makes quirky movies. They sound like they could be an interesting type of film to watch. The trailer for The 400 Blows was interesting, it looks like a film I would watch.
Jules et Jim seems like it would be a romantic comedy, but what makes me want to watch it is in the trailer when she just pin dives into the water fully clothed, I want to know the reason behind such a strange act.
It is interesting that both Francois and Jean-Luc were critics before becoming filmmakers. His style of editing is kind of annoying. I don't like how jumpy and shaky it is, it hurts my eyes.
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