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== Discussion Group 1 ==
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==''Le Million''==
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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? Is it diegetic or non-diegetic? (Online at http://tvcrit.org/EO/DV/Million.php Vimeo password: tcf123abc! )
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*#'''Groups 2 & 5:''' :00:37:55 Michel in a taxi.
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*#'''Group 3:''' :01:12:00 The backstage struggle for the jacket.
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*#'''Group 4:''' :00:56:09 Michel and Béatrice, trapped on stage.
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*#'''Group 1:''' :00:04:16 Interrupted embrace.
  
Fofi argues that actor Jean Gabin and the characters he played were symbolic of the end of the Popular Front. How so?
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==''The Crime of M. Lange''==
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#'''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''"?
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#'''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?
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#*Describe the film, ''La vie est à nous'', and its relationship to the Popular Front
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#'''Groups 2 & 5:''' 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'')?
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#'''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?
  
== Discussion Group 2 ==
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== ''The Crime of M. Lange'' cast==
  
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?
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Actor ... character
  
== Discussion Group 3 ==
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*René Lefèvre ... Amédée Lange
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*Florelle ... Valentine
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*Jules Berry ... Batala
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*Marcel Lévesque ... The Concierge
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*Odette Talazac ... The Concierge
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*Henri Guisol ... Meunier (the son)
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*Maurice Baquet ... Charles, The Concierges' Son
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*Jacques B. Brunius ... Mr. Baigneur
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*Sylvain Itkine ... Batala's cousin
  
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?
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==External links==
 
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*[https://tvcrit.org/EO/DV/Million.php Sound Experiments in ''Le Million'']
== Discussion Group 4 ==
 
 
 
Who was the scriptwriter of <i>The Crime of M. Lange</i>, and how is his "capacity to reduce general themes to key, immediately identifiable characters evident in the film? Refer to specific characters' names as much as possible (you can find them on IMDb.com).
 
  
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
Fofi, Goffredo. "The Cinema of the Popular Front in France (1934-38)." In ''Screen Reader I'', pp. 172-224. London: SEFT, 1977.
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*Strebel, Elizabeth Grottle. "French Social Cinema and the Popular Front." ''Journal of Contemporary History'' 12, no. 3 (July 1977), 499-519.
  
[[Category:TCF340 Discussion]]
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[[Category:JCM312 Discussion]]

Latest revision as of 15:16, 24 September 2019

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? Is it diegetic or non-diegetic? (Online at http://tvcrit.org/EO/DV/Million.php Vimeo password: tcf123abc! )
    1. Groups 2 & 5: :00:37:55 Michel in a taxi.
    2. Group 3: :01:12:00 The backstage struggle for the jacket.
    3. Group 4: :00:56:09 Michel and Béatrice, trapped on stage.
    4. Group 1: :00:04:16 Interrupted embrace.

The Crime of M. Lange

  1. 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"?
  2. 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
  3. Groups 2 & 5: 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)?
  4. 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.