The “authors” of the Nouvelle Vague despised conventional filmmaking

The “authors” of the Nouvelle Vague despised conventional filmmaking. The did not show any respect for the technical aspect of filmic narrative. Can you describe at least two scenes in “Breathless” that show this intentional lack of respect for continuity rules?

One of the recurrent motives of the Western is the fight between wildness and civilization. The Western hero is normally a man in-between. He is fighting against the wildness, but actually belongs to the world he is fighting against. Identify and describe two scenes in The Searchers in which John Ford shows with special eloquence this tragic position of his hero.

Rick Blaine (Casablanca) and Ethan Edwards (The Searchers) are two of the most iconic heroes of film history. Compare the character of both heroes. Explain what they may have in common and also to which extent their characters differ.

Explain the main characteristics of film expressionism and identify expressionistic elements in the film “Frankenstein”. Always describe particular scenes as examples in your answer.

Discuss the differences between the post war European film styles analyzed in the course (Italian Neorrealism / Nouvelle Vague) and the mainstream studio cinema produced in America.