An Observation on Fragmentation: Temporal and Spatial Discontinuity in Art Cinema
Abstract
After World War I and World War II, the emergence of the European Avant-garde, Italian Neorealism, Film Noir and the French
New Wave in film industry powerfully probes and develops Art Cinema. Even though the definition of art film is blurred and the form is feasible, there still exist particular features which make art film distinguishable from other cinematic types. Art film adopts episodic narrative
instead of chronologic one and to collaborate on the narrative, editors inevitably challenge classical continuity editing. This essay analyzes art
cinema through the dual perspectives of narrative structure and editing technique, examining how their combination constructs meaning and
challenges conventional feature film.
New Wave in film industry powerfully probes and develops Art Cinema. Even though the definition of art film is blurred and the form is feasible, there still exist particular features which make art film distinguishable from other cinematic types. Art film adopts episodic narrative
instead of chronologic one and to collaborate on the narrative, editors inevitably challenge classical continuity editing. This essay analyzes art
cinema through the dual perspectives of narrative structure and editing technique, examining how their combination constructs meaning and
challenges conventional feature film.
Keywords
Temporal reordering in art cinema; Fragmented mental activities; Narrative ellipses; Discontinuous editing
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.70711/frim.v3i7.6808
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