JCM312/French Cinema Between the Wars I: Popular Front (Discussion)

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The Crime of M. Lange

  1. 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?
  2. 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
  3. 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?
  4. Group 3: According to Fofi, how are Popular Front values played out in The Crime of M. Lange?

Le Million

  • Four instances in the film have sound and image that are not in sync. How does sound comment on or shape the image in these instances? (Online at http://www.tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/Million.php )
    1. Group 4: :00:04:16 Interrupted embrace.
    2. Group 1: :00:37:55 The chorus comments on the action.
    3. Group 2: :00:56:09 Trapped on stage.
    4. Group 3: :01:12:00 The backstage struggle for the jacket.

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

Fofi, Goffredo. "The Cinema of the Popular Front in France (1934-38)." In Screen Reader I, pp. 172-224. London: SEFT, 1977.