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Poetic Realism Theatre

Published on Mar 27, 2017

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Poetic Realism Theatre

Luis Acevedo, Daniela Corona, Santiago Montes and Ana Mendoza

Historical Context

  • Appeared in France around 1930’s
  • Classic period of filmmaking.
  • Reflected the ominous atmosphere of prewar France but also lent itself to the individual sensibilities of a wide range of brilliant directors.
  • Influenced Italian Neoralism
THE RULES OF THE GAME (La Règle du Jeu) 1939 Jean Renoir

Characteristics

  • Working class Milieus.
  • Downbeat story lines.
  • Proto-noir art direction.
  • Represent contemporany social conditions.
Fatalism by Jean Gabin

art

  • La Petite Lise (1930) by Jean Grémillon Pension Mimosas (1934) by Jacques Feyder Le Grand Jeu (1934) by Jacques Feyder

Other Art

  • L'Atalante (1934) by Jean Vigo La Bandera (1935) by Julien Duvivier La Belle Équipe (1936) by Julien Duvivier Les Bas-fonds/The Lower Depths (1936) by Jean Renoir Pépé le Moko (1937) by Julien Duvivier

References:

Poetic Realism. (2017). The Criterion Collection. Retrieved 27 March 2017, from https://www.criterion.com/explore/15-poetic-realism
Le Sang d'un poète by Jean Cocteau