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To: who_would_fardels_bear
There's a great documentary called "A Decade Under the Influence" which details the decade after the studio system collapsed and before the rise of the big budget blockbusters.

A Decade Under the Influence" sounds like a good one!

Do you think Rosemary's Baby was an example of the "European art film aesthetic" ?

71 posted on 06/18/2022 6:15:43 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: Steely Tom
I saw 'Rosemary's Baby' and consider it one of the greatest horror movies of all time. Very creepy.

I would put 'Rosemary's Baby' in with films like 'The Stepford Wives', 'Demon Seed', 'Seconds', 'The Ice Storm', and the 70's remake of 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers'.

These were critiques of "the American dream" through hyperreal storytelling.

I believe they attempted to critique America in a similar way as the European films critiqued Europe or the human condition in general.

I'm a fan of French New Wave, Italian Realism, and some German Expressionism which all have different aesthetics. There is still something unique about American storytelling. Once you accept the initial plot outline, setting, and characters the story pretty much stays grounded in those elements. European movies can often go off in fantastical ways with surreal or magical realism elements.

Wim Wenders seemed to bridge the gap between American and European storytelling in film. I especially liked his 'The State of Things' which combined film noir elements with a surreal story line. Also, Jim Jarmusch with films like 'Mystery Train' that took basic stories and threw in a few fantastical elements.

75 posted on 06/18/2022 7:37:20 PM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear (This is not a tagline.)
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