Film Questions

Answer each of the following in 200-300 words each:

1. What were the major aspects that characterized Italian neo-realist film? What factors led to it being a relatively short-lived movement?
2. What type of character do we associate with the British “Free Cinema” movement? How was this character representative of social conditions in Great Britain?
3. What were the conditions that led to the French “Nouvelle vogue”, or “new wave”, in cinema? What were the roles of Alexandre Astruc, Andre Bazin, and Francois Truffaut?
4. What were the Paramount decrees? When and under what circumstances were they enacted? What specifically did the decrees mean for the major motion picture studios? What larger effect did the decrees have going forward?