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-[[Image:Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat, 1895.jpg|thumb|right|200px|This page '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is part of the [[film]] series.<br>Illustration: screen shot from ''[[L'arrivée d'un train en gare de La Ciotat]]'']]+{| class="toccolours" style="float: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 2em; font-size: 85%; background:#c6dbf7; color:black; width:30em; max-width: 40%;" cellspacing="5"
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 +"They can keep their [[Robert Bresson|Bresson]]s and their [[Jean Cocteau|Cocteaus]]. The cinematic, modern [[marvelous]] is popular, and the best and most exciting films are, beginning with [[Georges Méliès|Méliès]] and [[Fantômas]], the films shown in [[Grindhouse|local fleapits]], films which seem to have no place in the [[history of cinema]]." --''[[Le Surréalisme au cinéma]]'' (1953) by [[Ado Kyrou]]
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 +"Few were willing to concede that film, with its roots in [[pulp fiction]], [[comic strip]]s, [[popular photography]] and [[melodrama]], was an [[Art film|art]], dismissing it as a [[funfair|fairground attraction]] or a [[magician's prop]]. Ironically, it was a French illusionist, [[George Méliès]] (1861-1938), considered by many “the father of the narrative film,” who was to become the screen's first true artist."[http://web.archive.org/web/20040215195414/http://course1.winona.edu/pjohnson/h140/early%20film.htm]
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 +The rise of cinema and "moving pictures" in the first decade of the 20th century gave the modern movement an artform which was uniquely its own. -- Sholem Stein, Dec 2004
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 +"The Kino is a vulgar modern entertainment and I doubt if it can tell us anything serious about the modern condition [[The Kino is a vulgar modern entertainment|[...]]]" --Sigmund Freud
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 +[ [[Film|Cinema]] is] "a pastime for [[helots]], a diversion for uneducated, wretched, worn-out creatures who are consumed by their worries . . ., a spectacle which requires no concentration and presupposes no intelligence . . ., which kindles no light in the heart and awakens no hope other than the ridiculous one of someday becoming a 'star' in Los Angeles."--''[[Scènes de la vie future ]]'' (1930) by [[Georges Duhamel]]
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 +[[Image:Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat, 1895.jpg|thumb|right|200px|This page '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is part of the [[film]] series.<br>Illustration: screen shot from ''[[L'Arrivée d'un train en gare de La Ciotat]]'']]
[[Image:Le Voyage dans la lune.jpg|200px|thumb|right|''[[A Trip to the Moon]]'' ([[1902]]) [[Georges Méliès]]]] [[Image:Le Voyage dans la lune.jpg|200px|thumb|right|''[[A Trip to the Moon]]'' ([[1902]]) [[Georges Méliès]]]]
[[Image:The Raven.jpg|thumb|right|200px|In 1963, [[Roger Corman]] directed ''[[The Raven (1963 film)|The Raven]]'', a [[horror-comedy]] written by [[Richard Matheson]] very loosely based on the poem, "[[The Raven]]" by [[Edgar Allan Poe]]. It stars [[Vincent Price]], [[Peter Lorre]], and [[Boris Karloff]] as a trio of rival [[Magic (paranormal)|sorcerers]].]] [[Image:The Raven.jpg|thumb|right|200px|In 1963, [[Roger Corman]] directed ''[[The Raven (1963 film)|The Raven]]'', a [[horror-comedy]] written by [[Richard Matheson]] very loosely based on the poem, "[[The Raven]]" by [[Edgar Allan Poe]]. It stars [[Vincent Price]], [[Peter Lorre]], and [[Boris Karloff]] as a trio of rival [[Magic (paranormal)|sorcerers]].]]
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A simple example of the inherent meaning in an art form is that of a [[western film]] where two men face each other on a dusty and empty road; one dons a black hat, the other white. Independent of any external meaning, there is no way to tell what the situation might mean, but due to the long development of the "western" genre, it is clear to the informed audience that they are watching a gunfight [[showdown]] between a [[hero|good guy]] and a [[villain|bad guy]].]] A simple example of the inherent meaning in an art form is that of a [[western film]] where two men face each other on a dusty and empty road; one dons a black hat, the other white. Independent of any external meaning, there is no way to tell what the situation might mean, but due to the long development of the "western" genre, it is clear to the informed audience that they are watching a gunfight [[showdown]] between a [[hero|good guy]] and a [[villain|bad guy]].]]
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-:"They can keep their [[Robert Bresson|Bresson]]s and their [[Jean Cocteau|Cocteaus]]. The cinematic, modern [[marvelous]] is popular, and the best and most exciting films are, beginning with [[Georges Méliès|Méliès]] and [[Fantômas]], the films shown in [[Grindhouse|local fleapits]], films which seem to have no place in the [[history of cinema]]." --[[Ado Kyrou]] 
A '''film''', also called a '''movie''' or '''motion picture''', is a story conveyed with moving images. It is produced by [[recording]] photographic images with [[camera]]s, or by creating images using [[animation]] techniques or [[visual effects]]. The process of [[filmmaking]] has developed into an [[art]] form and [[film industry|industry]]. A '''film''', also called a '''movie''' or '''motion picture''', is a story conveyed with moving images. It is produced by [[recording]] photographic images with [[camera]]s, or by creating images using [[animation]] techniques or [[visual effects]]. The process of [[filmmaking]] has developed into an [[art]] form and [[film industry|industry]].
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== Bibliography == == Bibliography ==
-*''[[Immoral Tales: European Sex and Horror Movies 1956-1984|Immoral Tales: European Sex & Horror Movies 1956-1984]]''+*''[[Immoral Tales: European Sex and Horror Movies 1956-1984|Immoral Tales: European Sex & Horror Movies 1956-1984]]'' (1994)
-*''[[Le Surréalisme au cinéma]]'' by [[Ado Kyrou]]+*''[[Le Surréalisme au cinéma]]'' by [[Ado Kyrou]] (1953)
-*''[[Film as a Subversive Art]]'' by [[Amos Vogel]]+*''[[Film as a Subversive Art]]'' by [[Amos Vogel]] (1974)
*''[[Midnight Movies]]'' (1983) *''[[Midnight Movies]]'' (1983)
*''[[Incredibly Strange Films]]'' (1986) *''[[Incredibly Strange Films]]'' (1986)
*''[[Cult Movie Stars]]'' *''[[Cult Movie Stars]]''
*''[[1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die]]'' (2004) *''[[1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die]]'' (2004)
-*''[[The Haunted Screen]]'' (1952) by Lotte Eisner 
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==See also== ==See also==
* [[List of film topics]] * [[List of film topics]]

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"They can keep their Bressons and their Cocteaus. The cinematic, modern marvelous is popular, and the best and most exciting films are, beginning with Méliès and Fantômas, the films shown in local fleapits, films which seem to have no place in the history of cinema." --Le Surréalisme au cinéma (1953) by Ado Kyrou


"Few were willing to concede that film, with its roots in pulp fiction, comic strips, popular photography and melodrama, was an art, dismissing it as a fairground attraction or a magician's prop. Ironically, it was a French illusionist, George Méliès (1861-1938), considered by many “the father of the narrative film,” who was to become the screen's first true artist."[1]


The rise of cinema and "moving pictures" in the first decade of the 20th century gave the modern movement an artform which was uniquely its own. -- Sholem Stein, Dec 2004


"The Kino is a vulgar modern entertainment and I doubt if it can tell us anything serious about the modern condition [...]" --Sigmund Freud


[ Cinema is] "a pastime for helots, a diversion for uneducated, wretched, worn-out creatures who are consumed by their worries . . ., a spectacle which requires no concentration and presupposes no intelligence . . ., which kindles no light in the heart and awakens no hope other than the ridiculous one of someday becoming a 'star' in Los Angeles."--Scènes de la vie future (1930) by Georges Duhamel

This page Film is part of the film series.Illustration: screen shot from L'Arrivée d'un train en gare de La Ciotat
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This page Film is part of the film series.
Illustration: screen shot from L'Arrivée d'un train en gare de La Ciotat
In 1963, Roger Corman directed The Raven, a horror-comedy written by Richard Matheson very loosely based on the poem, "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe. It stars Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, and Boris Karloff as a trio of rival sorcerers.
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In 1963, Roger Corman directed The Raven, a horror-comedy written by Richard Matheson very loosely based on the poem, "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe. It stars Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, and Boris Karloff as a trio of rival sorcerers.
Extreme close-up from the movie "The Big Swallow" (1901), produced and directed by James Williamson (1855-1933)
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Extreme close-up from the movie "The Big Swallow" (1901), produced and directed by James Williamson (1855-1933)
 A simple example of the inherent meaning in an art form is that of a western film where two men face each other on a dusty and empty road; one dons a black hat, the other white. Independent of any external meaning, there is no way to tell what the situation might mean, but due to the long development of the "western" genre, it is clear to the informed audience that they are watching a gunfight showdown between a good guy and a bad guy.
Enlarge
A simple example of the inherent meaning in an art form is that of a western film where two men face each other on a dusty and empty road; one dons a black hat, the other white. Independent of any external meaning, there is no way to tell what the situation might mean, but due to the long development of the "western" genre, it is clear to the informed audience that they are watching a gunfight showdown between a good guy and a bad guy.

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A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a story conveyed with moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects. The process of filmmaking has developed into an art form and industry.

Films are cultural artifacts created by specific cultures, which reflect those cultures, and, in turn, affect them. Film is considered to be an important art form, a source of popular entertainment and a powerful method for educating — or indoctrinating — citizens. The visual elements of cinema give motion pictures a universal power of communication. Some films have become popular worldwide attractions by using dubbing or subtitles that translate the dialogue.

Films are made up of a series of individual images called frames. When these images are shown rapidly in succession, a viewer has the illusion that motion is occurring. The viewer cannot see the flickering between frames due to an effect known as persistence of vision, whereby the eye retains a visual image for a fraction of a second after the source has been removed. Viewers perceive motion due to a psychological effect called beta movement.

The origin of the name "film" comes from the fact that photographic film (also called film stock) has historically been the primary medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion picture, including picture, picture show, moving picture, photo-play and flick. A common name for film in the United States is movie, while in Europe the term cinema is preferred. Additional terms for the field in general include the big screen, the silver screen, the cinema and the movies.

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In the history of fiction

history of fiction

In the history of fiction, film became the dominant medium after the arrival of sound film in the late 1920s and early 1930s, displacing the novel and theatre. Until the arrival of home video, film was a community based entertainment medium. In recent years, video games have displaced films as the top grossing entertainment medium.

History

history of film

Motion pictures developed gradually from a carnival novelty to one of the most important tools of communication, entertainment, and mass media in the 20th century. Films have had a substantial impact on the arts, technology, and politics.

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