Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Cinema Verite and Direct Cinema


Chronicles of a Summer (1960)
Cinema Verite
The filmmaker is present within narration (commentary) and when interviewing a person of intererst.
In fact its like a Cinema Verite within a Cinema Verite because its a documentary about a documentary.
Image result for Chronicles of a summer poster
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054745/
Salesman (1969)
Direct Cinema
The camera crew is ignored when the people of interest are filmed. There is minimal commentary. This is definitely a fly on the wall type of documentary.
Image result for salesman poster 1969
https://www.amazon.com/Salesman-POSTER-Movie-27-Inches/dp/B00KK6QGGG
Gimme Shelter (1970)
Direct Cinema
I had heard about this event in history. The free Rollling Stone concert to celebrate the end of there american tour. This concert was one of the most violent tours as it was utter chaos. Anyway you can tell this is direct cinema as there is no narrations, only footage of what happens at the concert. There is a sequence of Mick Jagger watching the moment where Meredith Hunter gets stabbed. You could argue that this isn't Direct Cinema but its a small sequence so I don't think it counts.
Image result for Gimme shelter poster 1969
https://www.pinterest.nz/pin/403846291555439340/?lp=true


Titicut Follies (1967).
This film witnesses life inside a home for the criminally insane. The film displays being bullied, force fed and to walk around naked. This film was a controversial documentary as it was banned form being shown as it 'violated the privacy of the patients' The film was only allowed to be seen by health professional until 1991
Image result for Titicut follies poster
https://www.amazon.com/Titicut-Follies-New-Poster-Style/dp/B004S7XUPS
Other Documentary of note:
March of the Penguins (2005)
Bowling for Columbine (2002)
Farenheit 9/11 (2004)
Sicko (2007)
Super Size Me (2004)

I have seen many Micheal Moore Documentary, all of them are quite interesting, Micheal Moore, I wanna call aggressive, because of how in you face he is when he asks someone questions. 

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