French New Wave cinema was established by film critics, who founded the Cahiers du Cinema, whom felt cinema had become too commercialized, formulaic, and unoriginal. This group of critics would come to identify two major characteristics of the New Wave movement, which included the manner in which mise-en-scene was utilized in the film and how their auteur theory could be applied to work of art created. A contemporary film that incorporates French New Wave cinema elements into its production and design is the 2009 film District 9.
Among the major elements used in French New Wave film are loose story plots; improvised dialogue; erratic character behavior; unique use of jump cuts; and the use of natural lighting, location, and direct sound recording. District 9's unique documentary style and editing allows Neill Blomkamp to successfully incorporate these elements into the film's narrative while maintaining a cohesive feel.
Additionally, District 9 is a commentary on social issues of racism and social stratification. It can be argued that the commentary of these issues is a commentary on the institutionalized discrimination and racism (apartheid) that was rampant in South Africa from 1948 until 1994.[footnoteRef:1] [1: "The History of Apartheid in South Africa," accessed November 13, 2012, http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~cale/cs201/apartheid.hist.html]
District 9 is reminiscent of the sci-fi/film noir film Alphaville by Jean-Luc Goddard as it combines issues of unwarranted persecution and advanced, albeit alien, technology. Moreover, like Alphaville, District 9 comments on bureaucracy and how the government influences social behaviors.
French New Wave/Auteur Theory and Tarantino Quentin Tarantino: An Auteur French New Wave cinema is a cinematic movement of the 1950s and 1960s established by French filmmakers and film critics who founded the Cahiers du Cinema that felt cinema had become too commercialized, formulaic, and unoriginal. This critical contention eventually led to the development of the auteur theory. Throughout various essays and critiques, Cahiers du Cinema critics sought to revolutionize cinema and
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