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*In the following four instances, sound and image are ''not'' in sync. How does sound comment on or shape the image in these scenes? (Online at http://www.tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/Million.php ) | *In the following four instances, sound and image are ''not'' in sync. How does sound comment on or shape the image in these scenes? (Online at http://www.tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/Million.php ) | ||
*#'''Group 4:''' :00:04:16 Interrupted embrace. | *#'''Group 4:''' :00:04:16 Interrupted embrace. | ||
| − | *#'''Group | + | *#'''Group 1:''' :00:37:55 Michel in a taxi. |
| − | *#'''Group | + | *#'''Group 2:''' :00:56:09 Michel and Béatrice, trapped on stage. |
| − | *#'''Group | + | *#'''Group 3:''' :01:12:00 The backstage struggle for the jacket. |
==''The Crime of M. Lange''== | ==''The Crime of M. Lange''== | ||
#'''Group 4:''' In 1936, Léon Blum was elected premier of France. What, according to Fofi, was the general response to his election and why was his election significant to the Popular Front? | #'''Group 4:''' In 1936, Léon Blum was elected premier of France. What, according to Fofi, was the general response to his election and why was his election significant to the Popular Front? | ||
| − | #'''Group | + | #'''Group 1:''' Among the significant events of 1936 was the founding of Ciné-Liberté. What was the purpose or agenda of this association and what was Renoir's relationship to it? |
#*Describe the film, ''La vie est à nous'', and its relationship to the Popular Front | #*Describe the film, ''La vie est à nous'', and its relationship to the Popular Front | ||
| − | #'''Group | + | #'''Group 2:''' Fofi argues that actor Jean Gabin and the characters he played were symbolic of the end of the Popular Front. How so? When did the Popular Front end? |
| − | #'''Group | + | #'''Group 3:''' According to Fofi, how are Popular Front values played out in ''The Crime of M. Lange''? |
== ''The Crime of M. Lange'' cast== | == ''The Crime of M. Lange'' cast== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | + | *Strebel, Elizabeth Grottle. "French Social Cinema and the Popular Front." Journal of Contemporary History 12, no. 3 (July 1977), 499-519. | |
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:JCM312 Discussion]] |
Revision as of 13:50, 21 September 2017
Le Million
- In the following four instances, sound and image are not in sync. How does sound comment on or shape the image in these scenes? (Online at http://www.tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/Million.php )
- Group 4: :00:04:16 Interrupted embrace.
- Group 1: :00:37:55 Michel in a taxi.
- Group 2: :00:56:09 Michel and Béatrice, trapped on stage.
- Group 3: :01:12:00 The backstage struggle for the jacket.
The Crime of M. Lange
- Group 4: In 1936, Léon Blum was elected premier of France. What, according to Fofi, was the general response to his election and why was his election significant to the Popular Front?
- Group 1: Among the significant events of 1936 was the founding of Ciné-Liberté. What was the purpose or agenda of this association and what was Renoir's relationship to it?
- Describe the film, La vie est à nous, and its relationship to the Popular Front
- Group 2: Fofi argues that actor Jean Gabin and the characters he played were symbolic of the end of the Popular Front. How so? When did the Popular Front end?
- Group 3: According to Fofi, how are Popular Front values played out in The Crime of M. Lange?
The Crime of M. Lange cast
Actor ... character
- René Lefèvre ... Amédée Lange
- Florelle ... Valentine
- Jules Berry ... Batala
- Marcel Lévesque ... The Concierge
- Odette Talazac ... The Concierge
- Henri Guisol ... Meunier (the son)
- Maurice Baquet ... Charles, The Concierges' Son
- Jacques B. Brunius ... Mr. Baigneur
- Sylvain Itkine ... Batala's cousin
External links
Bibliography
- Strebel, Elizabeth Grottle. "French Social Cinema and the Popular Front." Journal of Contemporary History 12, no. 3 (July 1977), 499-519.
