CINEMA!

Chew Zi Xuan | Lee Yifang | Ng Kiang Pin | Cara Wee

NOUS ALLONS AU

H C A N E M R E F N RY I TO C S I H

1895
Birth of Cinematography
1895

AGE OF SILENT FILMS

1895

PIONEERS OF FRENCH FILM INDUSTRY

Lumires
1895

Georges Mlis

REALIST DOCUMENTARY APPROACH

Lumires
1895

CREATIVE IMAGINATIVE APPROACH

Georges Mlis
1895

Path Frres
1895

Gaumont Film Company

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Path Frres Gaumont Film Company

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Georges Mlis

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1930s AGE OF POETIC REALISM

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FIRST MATURE TALKING FILM OF THE 30s

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LOVE DOOM PESSIMISM PEER SOLIDITARY

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GENRES ESTABLISHED

COMEDY
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LITERARY ADAPTATIONS

FILM NOIR

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WWII
GERMANS CONTROLLED FRENCH FILM PROUCTION AMERICAN FILMS BANNED, HELPED FRENCH FILM INDUSTRY
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AMERICAN FILMS FLOODED FRENCH SCREENS

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1950s POST LIBERATION QUALITY TRADITION

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QUALITY TRADITION
STUDIO SETS LARGE BUDGETS ESTABLISHED STARS ADAPTATION OF CLASSICS COMMERCIAL SUCCESS (5-7M SPECTATORS)
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FRENCH NEW WAVE

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1940s - 1970s FRENCH COMMERCIAL FILMS FLOURISHED COMEDIES TOPPING BOX OFFICE
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HIGHEST GROSSING FRENCH LANGUAGE FILM EVER RELEASED IN USA

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FIRST FRENCH VICTORY AT CANNES FILM FESTIAL IN 21 YEARS

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H C N E M R IL S F F D R A W A

CSAR AWARD (1976)

Csar Baldaccini The Artist (2011) The Last Metro (1980)

1976

Csar Baldaccini

Cyrano de Bergerac(1990)

CANNES FILM FEST

1946
Palme d'Or Entre les murs (2008)

Csar Baldaccini

FAMOUS FRENCH FILMS

8 Femmes (2002) Franois Ozon 12 nominations

FAMOUS FRENCH FILMS

Coco Before Chanel (2002) Anne Fontaine Audrey Tatou

FAMOUS FRENCH FILMS

Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis (2008) Dany Boon Kad Merad Zo Flix Top Grossing French Film 0 Csar Award

FAMOUS FRENCH FILMS

Un prophte(2009) Jacques Audiard 9 Csar Awards Grand Prix

FAMOUS FRENCH FILMS

The Intouchables (2011) Olivier Nakache andric Toledano 10 weeks at No.1 nd 2 most seen and grossing Highest grossing in another language

FRENCH ACTORS

Jean Reno
French-Spanish The Professional

FRENCH ACTORS

Vincent Cassel
Oceans 12, 13 Black Swan

FRENCH ACTORS

Marcel Marceau

FRENCH ACTRESS

Audrey Tautou

FRENCH ACTRESS

Marion Cotillard
La Vie en Rose, Inception Oscar, BAFTA, Csar Award, Golden Globe

FRENCH ACTRESS

Emmanuelle Bart
Mission Impossible

FRENCH ACTRESS

1 French Oscar
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Simone Signoret

H C A N E M R E E F N R I TU C L U C

WATCHING MOVIES IN FRANCE

Fance, a movie 1 Inmessage sent byisaconsidered a # director for reflection

#2 Success is measured by the number of viewers

movies 3Going to the activity is a popular #

WATCHING MOVIES IN FRANCE

#4 5536 Movie theatres - higest

density of cinemas in the world

#5

Major cinema operators in city suburbs

#6 Small cinemas in downtown areas Show foreign arthouse movies #7 toge ther with mainstream films

O en France?

COMBIEN?
PRICE
<26 Years Old Seniors Students Over 26 For All

PRICE w 3D

4.2 7.2 7.2 9.3

6.2 9.2 9.2 11.3

FLAT-RATE PASSES CULTURE CHEQUES MEMBERSHIP SCHEMES

#1 PUBLIC LIBRARIES

WHERE ELSE?
One off fee of 60 per year Wonderful selection of independent French cinema at the Bibliothque Franois Truffaut

#2 THE CINEMATHQUE CINEMATHQUE 3.5 for a days access

Largest archive of films, movie documents/ objects Hold daily screening of films from around the world

#3 ONLINE RENTAL, ETC.

O Singapour?
CINE CLUB TUESDAY FILMS
French films with English subtitles Venue: Alliance Francaise auditorium Admission: Member of Public ($8) Student ($6) Book at SISTIC

Lexception Culturelle
Everything cultural must be protected by the State from the free market French culture (eg literature, films, music) must be protected against competition from foreign ones Heavy subsidies provided fonds de soutien Minister of Culture in the cabinet Lower taxes on cinema (5.5%)

H C N E s N R v A F C I R E M A

PURPOSE
FRENCH
It is an art Aim to convey a message about life Portrays reality Success is measure by number of viewers Eg. Clientel Male prostitution vs Good Husband

AMERICAN
It is an entertainment Aim is to make money Movie is to pass time More action, violence and exaggeration Success is measure by money Eg. Johnny English Chase after cars, fighting in dangerous places

PLOT & STORYLINE

FRENCH
Long Winded Unable to predict how the end will be like Usually ends with a twist or situational irony Difficult to identify the antagonists and protagonists Eg. A disliked character may be forgiven in the end

AMERICAN
Wrapped around preestablished narratives Usually the ending is more or less predictable Able to easily identify the protagonists and antagoinsts at early parts of the movie Eg. In transformers, you know Autobots will fight Decepticons

DIRECTORS ROLE
FRENCH
Invented auteur theory Director is the person with the creative vision and making all the important decisions More likely involved in screenwriting and also be producer Eg. French director says: What do I feel like making?

AMERICAN
Directs the actors and film crew Usually makes film based on producer or studio vision Eg. Studio develops a property, cast it, and then say: Who are we going to get to direct this?

Who makes them go to the movie?

FRENCH
Films are better known for directors French goes to the movie for the director Proof: Looking at the credits of an ad or poster, the directors name is as big as or bigger than the actors name.

AMERICAN
Films are better known for the actors who appeared in them. Americans goes to the movie for the actors/ actresses. Proof: Looking at the credits of an ad or poster, the directors name is the same size as the costume designer or sound engineer.

Portraying Romance
FRENCH
Less dramatic but more emotional Confessions are more indirect and it is only said between the couple when no one else is around. E.g. I held you, and the next moment it was too late

AMERICAN
More idealistic and dramatic Love is confessed in an outright manner and usually in the public and in front of many audiences. E.g. because I love you

Portraying The Police

FRENCH
Police is ridiculed and the bad people escapes E.g. Trois homes et un couffin

AMERICAN
Bad people are arrested and the police is cool and efficient E.g. Three Men and a Baby

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Different ideas and cultures High Culture (French)

Elite Cinema

3 Popular #

Low Culture (American)

#4 In American culture, the movie cannot be too rude

What French finds funny may not translate to humour to Americans can have a 6 In French culture, you in Americanwimp in the movie, but a # wimp is not accepted movies