Bicycle Thieves
Who is the director?
Vittorio De Sica
Define National Cinema as Culture
Another way of “understanding […] is through its contribution to the dissemination of a national cultural identity […] how nation is represented, its dominant themes and traditions.” (Rawle page 23)
Define National Cinema as Industry?
“A one level […] can be identify as an industry, owned, funded, controlled and regulated through a series of national institutions.” (Rawle page 23)
Broad definition of Hollywood Centrism
Hollywood's dominate place in most cinema markets
What was the first movie we watched in this class?
Babel
What Golden Globe Award has this film won?
Best Motion Picture
How would you describe a French Cinema?
The film would be black and white, stylish, cynical maybe, artistic, political
How could a government legislate effect a national film industry?
Broad definition of Eurocentrism?
Europe's dominate place in most cinema markets
What is the name of the room we are currently meeting in?
When did this film come out?
1948
What test showed that many Hollywood films are classified British?
True or False: A film industry is always unified or homogenized
False: A film industry is often a series of interconnect media industries and institutions
Broad definition of Polycentrism?
Polycentrism is wherein the interests of one particular social group are represented as in the collective or national interest.
What classroom did we meet in on the first day of school?
Statefarm 210
What is the actual Italian title of the film?
Ladri di biciclette
According to Higson, what is the primary way to focus on National Cinema Culture?
Primarily, this focuses on the content and subject matter of films, how nation is represented, its dominant themes and traditions: "The ways in which cinema inserts itself alongside other cultural practices, and the ways in which it draws on the existing cultural histories and cultural traditions of the producing nation"(2002, p. 138).
True or false: India is a good example of a national industry
False: While it demonstrates the hallmarks of a cinema that ignores Hollywood, it can't be easily classified as National Cinema.
What does Croft say is a strong gauge of the strength and dynamism of a national cinema?
He states, "In the context of the relations of unequal economic and cultural exchange obtaining between Hollywood and (other) national cinemas, the generation and/or survival of indigenous genres is a gauge of the strength and dynamism of a national cinema"(Rawles 24).
How many students are in our class?
25 total students enrolled in 260-2
What type of national cinema would this film best be described as?
Italian Neorealism
What did Jeffrey Richards argue in his book, Films and British National Identity: From Dickens to Dad's Army (1997)?
"'There's always a dominant ideology, a dominant image; otherwise there would be nothing to contest or negotiate with'(p.2)" (Rawles 23).
How does Higson define national cinema as an industry?
On one level, a national cinema is an industry, owned, funded, controlled and regulated through a series of national institutions
How does Benedict Anderson explain his image of centrism?
Are you enjoying Global Cinema 260?
YES!!