FILM 3660 1nd Edition Lecture 13Outline of Last Lecture - October 1st, 2014I. Externalization & Colonization II. What does it mean to be a human being under all of these conditions?III. Post Modernism in the Sphere of ArtIV. Torsion – Giovanni AnselemoV. Debord and Godard:Outline of Current Lecture – October 6, 20141. Source Materials of Pierrot le fou2. Historical Cobtext of Pierrot le fou 3. Cinema Forms of Pierrot le fou4. Ethical problem of Pierrot le fou: 5.Current Lecture:Source Materials: Pierrot le fou1. Adaptation of Lionel White – Obsession – American Thriller/first person narrative- train stations sell this book in French – REINVENTION OF IDENTITY 2. 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 coupleb. Thriller, love story and adventure story3. Eclectic movie:, Slapstick routine Musicals, comic strips, advertising, poetry, news clips, journal/diary, narrative templates. – POSTMODERN FRAGMENTATIONa. Narrative: High and low culture b. Gender and culture based preferencesc. Subjectivity in Narratived. Master of quotations 1. Opening quotation – I live in a time where I don’t connect with anyone around me.2. Greek Civilization – Wife wearing form fitting underwear causes narrator to discuss degeneracy – what do you look for regeneration? – THE PASTThese 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 ofconsumer 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 Historical Content:1.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 society5. 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 Forms1. Voice off: disassociation of sound and image2. Jump Cut3. Long Cut4. De-familiarization5. High and Low Culture6. Montage7. Violence8. Irony9. Intellectual Discourse10. Quotation11. Cinephilia and Poeto-philia 12. Combination of B-Movie and documentaryWhat 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