Surrealist films Essays

Surrealist film often relies heavily on symbols especially Freudian symbols in order to create meaning in their work. Often these symbols are phallocentric and feed into what MacCormack refers to as the “phallic regimes” or the patriarchal structure in which women are seen as less-than men and female sexuality is seen as a void to be filled. Possession both combats and plays into this system of symbolism with its use of the monster, which is both mucosal and phallic. Mucosal and viscous material

and attempts to persuade her to run away with him to Italy. Jean-Luc Godard, the director of the movie often quotes, ‘To make a film, all you need is a girl and a gun.’, which is probably the inspiration behind this movie. Breathless was one of the movies that kicked off the French New Wave. Like several of his French New Wave members, Jean-Luc Godard started as a film critic, and wrote for the magazine ‘Cahiers du Cinema’ in the 1950s, when he was in his early 20s. Godard’s friend, François Truffaut

essay, I’m going to discuss the gender roles in the paintings of Dalí, in the film “Un Chien Andalou” by Buñuel and the poems of Federico García Lorca. Gender roles play a huge part within these works. All three of these artists had the ability to showcase something beautiful or majestic through disturbing and off putting imagery. This is what made their work so distinctive compared to many other artists during the surrealist period. The main things all of these artists have in common are their feelings

Dali. Salvador Dali is a surrealist artist born on May 11, 1904 from Figures, Spain. Dali painted images that might seem odd at first until you get to know more about the painting and learn about the deep and dark meanings as to why he would create the image. Salvador Dali did not just paint though. Salvador Dali also liked to make and design objects that do not seem like they would go together, but still have some kind of meaning to them. Dali also made short films that would bring his paintings

himself, Roberto Benigni, was also the director and co-writer of the film;which is a possible reason for a good portrayal of his character and to his interpretation to the flow of the story. The rest of the actors remained as their role in the story throughout the film plainly they stayed the same. Nevertheless, the story was alright, making you climb a hill of delight then drop you off a cliff from its sudden sad moments. The whole film was actuallyGiosué’s (Joshua’s) narration of his father’s doings

Surrealism in film will soon revolutionize the theme of cinema by being

Classical cinema is defined by what we all know and love about the contemporary films produced by Hollywood today. It is conversant with audiences because they are able to identify and expect its traits. The narrative form influences every part of filmic representation; its linear nature must propel its action through “psychologically defined, goal orientated characters” that undergo a “chain of events in a cause-effect relationship occurring in time and space.” (Bordwell, 2008) The foundation of

Dimensions of Dialogue is a short stop motion animated film created in 1982 by surrealist artist, puppeteer, animator and filmmaker Jan Svankmajer. The film consists of three parts: ‘Exhaustive Discussion’ where Arcimboldo-esque heads consume and then regurgitate each other over and over, ‘Passionate Discourse’ in which a clay humanoid couple make love and violently reject the hunk of residue they leave behind, and ‘Factual Conversation’ where two heads fail to communicate by presenting objects to

Animated films have the unique ability to use colors more deliberately than live action films, and can be more creative and surrealistic with color. They are given still more leniency when they exist removed from the real world, in a spirit world, as is the case with Spirited Away (Miyazaki, 2001). This allows the director to enhance and emphasize the message and purpose of a film. By using color in rhetorical ways Spirited Away, and numerous other films add to their meaning to create more impactful

Faye Wang’s Sky, and Mao Ning’s Heart Rain, are sung in the film to articulate Xiao Wu and Meimei’s melancholy and shared intimacy, which shows the power of popular music on expressing personal desires that used to be suppressed in Mao’s revolutionary culture. With the famous line of “I want to fly but can’t fly

demand to produce films internationally ever since the death of Franco in 1975. Most of Spain’s films produced in the country are of Spanish origins such as ‘El Espíritu de la Colmena’ and ‘Todo sobre mi Madre’. In this essay, one will discuss the use of black humour as social satire. One will discuss also the techniques used in films i.e. shots used, camera angles etc., which are widely used in the film industry today to highlight this black humour, and will refer it with two films which studies the

identity are shaped by rich and diverse elements. Australian literature and film have played a powerful role in capturing and reflecting unique aspects of Australian life. This essay explores the cultural element of the Australian outback, which is deeply ingrained in Australia’s cultural fabric and identity, and how its meaning is conveyed across the iconic Australian films Wake In Fright and Picnic At Hanging Rock. The films Wake In Fright (1971), directed by Ted Kotcheff, and Picnic At Hanging Rock

My Winnipeg to enable the exploration of film form and narrative style within the texts. Through an experimentation of form and narrative both directors rely on memory to link their personal stories to wider themes within their films. The themes of society, the individual, and the overarching theme of memory can then be approached in an alternative manner by the art cinema style and the more avant-garde depiction of personal and public history. Both films represent memory in similar ways but use

‘West Side Story (1961) was the second highest-grossing film of the year in the United States and swept the Academy Awards, winning ten Oscars, including Best Picture – more than any other musical. It garnered uniformly enthusiastic critical accolades (…). The soundtrack album was one of the best-selling LPs off all time up to that point.’ (Keith, page 100) West Side Story is known as one of the greatest musicals of all the time. Furthermore, the fusion of the magnificent play of colors with splendid

In this essay I will try to analyse the use of metaphors and film genre as means to deal with profound life matters in the cult TV series Twin Peaks. Initially, I will refer to the use of surrealism, a technique that is used extensively by one of the two creators of the series, David Lynch. The notion of surrealism will be used in comparison to the melodrama and soap operas genre elements in order to explain how it was manifested in the series. The second part of the essay will entail the analysis

These biographical films are being portrayed by famous and most demanded actors and actresses such as Jamie Fox, Johnny Depp, Ben Kingsley and Jim Carrey. Below are the summarized 10 most excellent biopics about painters. 1. Edvard Munch (1976) This film was directed by Director Peter Watkins which is about Edvard Munch who is a Norwegian painter. Munch was being portrayed by Geir Westby and Munch’s married lover who is Mrs. Heilberg was played by Gro Fraas. During Edvard Munch’s time, his style

I wanted to study film came whilst watching Michel Gondry’s ‘The Science Of Sleep”. At the age of eleven, everything about that film had me captivated. He presented a world in which horses could fly, limbs could inflate and romance was not lost. Struck by the sudden awareness that, with film, the confines of reality could be abandoned, my current pursuit was fuelled in developing a deeper understanding and respect for the artistic medium which is film. This reverence for film spreads into other

others were entirely new to me. However, regardless of their familiarity, each film offered a fresh and enlightening experience because I was able to view them through a different lens and with the added experience and perspective. Among the exceptional works we studied, two films, in particular, stood out: Vertigo directed by Alfred Hitchcock and Meshes in the Afternoon directed by Maya Deren. I chose these two films to write about because they both surprised me the most as I watched them. I liked

Ridley Scott, a highly renowned film director who is known for such works as Blade Runner and the recent Prometheus, reached fame through his atmospheric, and highly concentrated visual style. Scott achieved commercial breakthrough with his 1979 horror classic Alien, which presented the audience with its revolutionary style and award winning visual effects. Lead actress Sigourney Weaver plays the role of Ellen Ripley, warrant officer of the films main setting, the space towing vehicle Nostromo.

number of texts and exhibitions I encountered over the course of the year. I intend to explore the background of video theory and discuss the piece of work I have created in context to texts on fiction and reality, memory and remembering and framing. Film as a form is a ‘construction of sequences which are made up