‘Early Shorts of the French New Wave’ Breaks Through Stolid Filmmaking
These 18 short films in Early Shorts of the French New Wave showcase a consistency of personal expression, handheld style, and filming in the street.
These 18 short films in Early Shorts of the French New Wave showcase a consistency of personal expression, handheld style, and filming in the street.
The African “dialogues” with Western culture, as twisted here in Eight Films by Jean Rouch to suit the purposes of those exposed to it, reflects the wider idea of “dialectics” between filmmakers and subjects.
With all of their differences, the insistence that we are moved is integral to the cinematic enterprises of both Jean Rouch and Robert Drew.