EUROPEAN CINEMA
How to define European cinema
by characteristics that distinguish it from mainstream Hollywood
enables to place divergent national and regional difference on one side and non- European film on the other
Zygmunt Bauman writes that the notion of otherness is central to the way in
which societies establish identity
categories
European cinema vs. Hollywood
Premises:
European film is not American film
The European notion of film, its status and function is essentially different from that of the US
Differences: industrial, artistic, political
EUROPEAN FILM MAINSTREAM HOLLYWOOD
Seen as art
National cinema, smaller schools
Small home market
Small to middle-sized corporations
Small-scale, low budget marketing
Low volume
Nationwide distribution
Seen as
entertainment
Powerfully
capitalized industry
Large home market
Large corporations with shares in all kinds of leisure activities
Large-scale marketing
High volume
Worldwide distribution
Assignment for the next class (05.March, 2019)
Compare Plein Soleil (Purple Noon) and The Talented Mr. Ripley in terms of:
Their characters (depth of character
development, expressiveness, emphases, etc.)
Their plot (explicitness, building of the plot, etc.)
Their cinematic style
Their message/intended purpose
Assignments shall be brought to class (either in form of notes or in form of
thoughts). There is no need to send them in a written form unless requested
otherwise.
