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The Thirties: The Golden Age of French Cinema

The Thirties: The Golden Age of French Cinema. Patricia L. Pecoy, Ph.D. MLL 235. Between Two Crises. Economic and political crises Crash on Wall Street(1929) Industrial production declines and unemployment The government is unable to manage the deficit

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The Thirties: The Golden Age of French Cinema

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  1. The Thirties:The Golden Age of French Cinema Patricia L. Pecoy, Ph.D. MLL 235

  2. Between Two Crises • Economic and political crises • Crash on Wall Street(1929) • Industrial production declines and unemployment • The government is unable to manage the deficit • 1934 – Demonstrations by the extreme right – 15 deaths • Fearing the fascism of the extreme right, the left • 1936 – The Popular Front (an alliance of the center and the left wing political parties) comes to power

  3. The Popular Front • Goal: To say “NO” to fascism • Supports the system of unions • Reduces the work week to 40 hours • Awards two weeks of paid vacation to all employees Léon BlumPremier Ministre

  4. The Popular Front • The Popular Front is in power for only two years (1936 – 1938) • This government has always been associated with its emphasis on social and political rights for the least powerful members of society

  5. Leisure Time = Vacation • A new industry – tourism - develops • On the big screen, the favorite destinations for vacations are often presented • The characters (working class) speak incessantly about vacationing at the seashore • Une Partie de campagne (Jean Renoir, 1936) • A picnic in the country

  6. Waiting for War • France is surrounded by Fascist governments • Moussolini in Italy • Hitler in Germany • Franco in Spain • The Munich Agreements (1938) • Recognize the annexation of a part of Czechoslovakia by Hitler • Provokes a general strike which marks the end of the Popular Front

  7. 1939 • Hitler invades Poland (an ally of France) • War is declared against Germany and France mobilizes its army • For 10 months almost nothing happens as France awaits the arrival of the German army • In 1940, Germany invades France which falls immediately under the control of the Nazis • The Occupation begins

  8. The Cinema of the Thirties:The Golden Age of French Cinema • The economic crisis of 1929 results in the failure of the great French studios • However, independent producers • A small group of directors will dominate French cinema for nearly 20 years

  9. The Directorsof the Golden Age • La vie est à nous (1936 • Goupi mains rouges (1943) • Casque d’or (1952) • Touchez pas au grisbi (1954) • Le trou (1960) Jacques Becker

  10. The Directorsof the Golden Age • Sous les toits de Paris (1930) • Le Million (1931) • A nous la liberté (1931) • Quatorze juillet (1933) René Clair

  11. The Directorsof the Golden Age • Le Quai des brumes (1938) • Hôtel du Nord (1938) • Le Jour se lève (1939) • Les Visiteurs du soir (1942) • Les Enfants du paradis (1945) • Thérèse Raquin (1953) Marcel Carné

  12. The Directorsof the Golden Age • La trilogie • Marius (1931) • Fanny (1932) • César (1936) • Manon des sources (1953) • Jean de Florette (1986) Marcel Pagnol

  13. Directorsof the Golden Age • Madame Bovary (1933) • Partie de campagne (1936) • Le crime de Monsieur Lang (1936) • La vie est à nous (1936) • La Grande illusion (1937 • La Marseillaise (1938) • La Bête humaine (1938) • La règle du jeu (1939) Jean Renoir

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