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Faustina Starrett
Conor Mc Goldrick
Ken Loach
Mike Leigh
Jean Luc Godard
National cinema is a term used in film theory and film criticism to describe
the films associated with a specific country. Although there is little
relatively written on theories of national cinema it has an irrefutably
important role in globalization.
A film may be considered to be national cinema of a country based on a
number of factors, such as the country that provided the financing for the
1 http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/k/karl_marx.html
film, the language spoken in the film, the nationalities or dress of the
characters, and the music, setting or cultural elements present in the film.
Similarities
When it comes to Marxism and Psychoanalysis and National cinema and
Psychoanalysis there are not many similarities as Marxism focuses on
social issues and National cinema focuses on a country and its traditions.
However when it comes to Marxism and National cinema there are some
differences such as directors, for example Ken Loach is a director who
does both film theories like in his film tickets where he focuses on Marxism
but his other films like The Wind that Shakes the Barley can be seen as
both Marxism and also National cinema. Directors like Ken loach are why
some people see certain films in different ways.
A National Cinema auteur would also be someone like Ken Loach as a lot
of his films are based on a nation and its traditions and history. This is
evident in movies like The Wind that Shakes the Barley.
A psychoanalytical auteur would be a director like Alfred Hitchcock
because he would always put his stamp on a film. His style would be
instantly recognizable to an audience by the way he makes the camera
move in his films and how he had scenes with no dialogue.
Although not everyone would agree with the auteur theory as Alan Parker
says, I always argued against the auteur theory; films are a collaborative
art form. Ive had some fantastically good people help me make the
movies3.
wider film readings and help categorize films. Finally I believe that these
film theories are unique in their own right.
Bibliography
Marxist theory video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPeY-x4VQ00
Auteur Films
https://mubi.com/lists/the-auteurs-50-best-films-of-the-decade