Evolution on the Language of
Film
Andre Bazin
, Andre Bazin
• Film critic
• Co founder of Cahiers du Cinema
• “Interpretation of the film should be left to the
spectator”
• Champion of Neorealism
• Objective reality
• Deep focus
• Wide Shots
, Essay
• First published in 1950s
• Later included in What is Cinema?
• Attacks images (montage) used in the silent
movies as opposed to realism
Film
Andre Bazin
, Andre Bazin
• Film critic
• Co founder of Cahiers du Cinema
• “Interpretation of the film should be left to the
spectator”
• Champion of Neorealism
• Objective reality
• Deep focus
• Wide Shots
, Essay
• First published in 1950s
• Later included in What is Cinema?
• Attacks images (montage) used in the silent
movies as opposed to realism