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A Scheme for abolishing all Words is one of the wittiest and smartest comments on semantics. (Illustration: extreme close-up from the movie "The Big Swallow" (1901), produced and directed by James Williamson (1855-1933)
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A Scheme for abolishing all Words is one of the wittiest and smartest comments on semantics. (Illustration: extreme close-up from the movie "The Big Swallow" (1901), produced and directed by James Williamson (1855-1933)
When I'm talking movies with someone—let's say it's about a movie I happen to like—the one response I dread more than any other is this: "But the movie was so unrealistic...." The notion of "realistic" is so complex and misunderstood that it's enough to bring a potentially fruitful movie conversation to a grinding standstill. -- Girish, What Is "Realistic"?
Realism is a very difficult subject whether in the visual arts, photography, literature or in film. It is the very nature of artistic or documentary ...

Italian neorealism was a cinematic movement incorporating elements of realism that developed in post-WWII Italy. Notable Neorealists included Vittorio De Sica, Luchino Visconti, and Roberto Rossellini.

Contents

Realist techniques

Realistic film genres

cinéma vérité - documentary film - kitchen sink drama - Italian neorealism - reality television - social realism

Early theorists

Kracauer - Bazin

Connoisseurs

Girish - Andrew Tudor

Contrast

fantastic film - surrealism in film - suspension of disbelief



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