FILM 3660 1nd Edition Lecture 13 Outline of Last Lecture October 1st 2014 I Externalization Colonization II What does it mean to be a human being under all of these conditions III Post Modernism in the Sphere of Art IV Torsion Giovanni Anselemo V Debord and Godard Outline of Current Lecture October 6 2014 1 Source Materials of Pierrot le fou 2 Historical Cobtext of Pierrot le fou 3 Cinema Forms of Pierrot le fou 4 Ethical problem of Pierrot le fou 5 Current Lecture 1 2 3 1 2 Source Materials Pierrot le fou Adaptation of Lionel White Obsession American Thriller first person narrative train stations sell this book in French REINVENTION OF IDENTITY Film noir in which the women urges the man to commit worse and worse crimes Dangerous women and passive man erotic and sexy a Doomed romantic couple b Thriller love story and adventure story Eclectic movie Slapstick routine Musicals comic strips advertising poetry news clips journal diary narrative templates POSTMODERN FRAGMENTATION a Narrative High and low culture b Gender and culture based preferences c Subjectivity in Narrative d Master of quotations Opening quotation I live in a time where I don t connect with anyone around me Greek Civilization Wife wearing form fitting underwear causes narrator to discuss degeneracy what do you look for regeneration THE PAST These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute 3 Cocktail Party Colored filters lack of depth Uneven artwork so we don t fall into trap of consumer society 4 Eclectic collage of quotes this movie is confrontation of past and present main point there is more to our lives then what present society can offer us Multiple temporalities uneven consumer society 5 Palimpsest Literary term read for strata in work of literature texts behind texts behind texts echo s of other authors allows multiple writings to be seen at the same time Blend of past and present Historical Content 1 World Politics Vietnam Algeria imperialism and colonization Not territorial colonization instead cultural colonization resistance of Hollywood and American Cinema 2 Culture translation of American Thrillers 3 Society Rise of consumer culture American Imperialism 4 Cocktail Party Sexuality of women Hollywood cinema consumer society 5 Criticism death of auteur author 6 Technology 1960 s every home in France has a TV Crary and lack of sleep due to TV and alienation 7 Politics Many protests and riots all over the world shutting down a whole country Cinema Forms 1 Voice off disassociation of sound and image 2 Jump Cut 3 Long Cut 4 De familiarization 5 High and Low Culture 6 Montage 7 Violence 8 Irony 9 Intellectual Discourse 10 Quotation 11 Cinephilia and Poeto philia 12 Combination of B Movie and documentary What is he doing Deeply challenging movie As you watch this movie note the moments of times where they use words like mystery depth and shadows talking about twilight evenings and blending colors Not interested in clearly outlined forms when we look at the world of objects around us we are dispossessed of our time Interruption of time is more important then the world around you Alternative temporality and return of past from reopened future Ethical problem of Pierrot le fou How do we live off the grid The forces that allow us to be successful are also the forces that limit us once the characters leave Paris to pursue other occupations they have competing narrative templates they have a hard time performing there deepest desires Tension of human life between desire and fantasy desire is primal urge to connect with others and give us form and this desire is often disappointed Fantasy relieves us of the cycle between desire and disappointment The characters in this movie have such different ideas that they challenge each other s fantasies and this causes self implosion