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Apr 18, 2018 · André Bazin, the high priest of realism, practically invented film studies. It’s time he was rehabilitated from postmodern sneers, argues Peter Matthews. This piece from our August 1999 issue is republished in honour of Bazin’s centenary. Peter Matthews. 18 April 2018.
Since Bazin believes that the origins of an art reveal its nature, cinema’s quest for realism supports his claim for an objective and pure cinema. This “myth” which grew out of cinema’s beginnings stands as the touchstone cinema has progressively evolved toward.
He is notable for arguing that realism is the most important function of cinema. [1] . His call for objective reality, deep focus, and lack of montage [2] are linked to his belief that the interpretation of a film or scene should be left to the spectator.
- École Normale Supérieure de Saint-Cloud
- Film critic, film theorist
- 11 November 1958 (aged 40), Nogent-sur-Marne, France
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Film critic Andre Bazin had very strong feelings on the subject of montage and realism. In his article “The Evolution of the Language of Cinema”, he explains his theory that montage, although necessary in many cases to make a film work, can be heavily overused.
Aug 9, 2022 · However, as I will argue, what Bazin classified as ‘true realism’ relates to aesthetics and encompasses different elements present in film: (1) the ontology of the image; (2) the style of film language; and (3) the veritative level (aesthetic truth or ‘deep meaning’).
Bazin s work is the currency of a simplistic version of his ideas, what. Dudley Andrew and Hervé Joubert-Laurencin have called 'Bazinism'.4 Essentially, 'Bazinism' reduces Bazin's work to four elements: a realist. ontology, the 'myth of total cinema', a prescriptive aesthetics and auteur theory.
Lourdes Esqueda Verano There is no such thing as one realism: systematising André Bazin’s film theory, New Review of Film and Television Studies 20, no.3 3 (Aug 2022): 401–423. https://doi.org/10.1080/17400309.2022.2088979
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