Wednesday, 29 September 2010

400 blows

The french film 400 blows showed good use of cinematography and editing however the film was rather draining and hard to sit through and enjoy.

The film is about a little boy called Antoine Doinel. As the story goes he comes from a lower class family living in paris and cannot restrain himself from getting into trouble. this causes problems at home aswell as in eductation which in return get him in alot of trouble.

Wednesday, 15 September 2010

La Haines

The film La Haines is a french film set in an urban area of France where there is a lot of conflict between authority (the police) and the civilians (locals). The Film is in black and white which enhances the confliction that is displayed in the film, by giving the film a dark, dual appeal to it helps the film connect with the spectators from that start.

The film starts with conflict between the police and locals in the form of a riot, this shows the extent of the problem