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==''The Crime of M. Lange''== | ==''The Crime of M. Lange''== | ||
| − | #'''Group 4:''' In 1936, | + | #'''Group 4:''' In 1936, right after the Popular Front scored a victory in the election, there were nationwide strikes. What impact did these strikes have on the film industry? Specifically, what was the "''Contrat Collectif''"? |
| − | #'''Group 1:''' Among the significant events of 1936 was the founding of Ciné-Liberté. What | + | #'''Group 1:''' Among the significant events of 1936 was the founding of Ciné-Liberté. What were the objectives 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 2:''' | + | #'''Group 2:''' Strebel writes that the working man (often played by Jean Gabin), aka the "proletarian hero," was often a part of films of this era. How does she characterize him (e.g., in ''The Crime of M. Lange'')? |
| − | #'''Group 3:''' According to | + | #'''Group 3:''' According to Strebel, "The parallels between the growth of the cinematographic movement [that is, 1930s French "social cinema"] and its corresponding socio-political movement, the Popular Front, are extremely close." How so? |
== ''The Crime of M. Lange'' cast== | == ''The Crime of M. Lange'' cast== | ||
Revision as of 01:25, 26 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, right after the Popular Front scored a victory in the election, there were nationwide strikes. What impact did these strikes have on the film industry? Specifically, what was the "Contrat Collectif"?
- Group 1: Among the significant events of 1936 was the founding of Ciné-Liberté. What were the objectives 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: Strebel writes that the working man (often played by Jean Gabin), aka the "proletarian hero," was often a part of films of this era. How does she characterize him (e.g., in The Crime of M. Lange)?
- Group 3: According to Strebel, "The parallels between the growth of the cinematographic movement [that is, 1930s French "social cinema"] and its corresponding socio-political movement, the Popular Front, are extremely close." How so?
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.
