1 feb 1950 año - 1950's - FRENCH NEW WAVE & KITCHEN SINK DRAMAS

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The French New Wave -
During this time, advancements in filming and technology changed the face of cinema, and inspired a revolution.

New wave directors were originally critics. Some of these innovative directors include Jean-Luc Goddard, Francois Truffaut, Agnes Varda and Alain Resnais.
New wave coincided with the technological change; lighter and cheaper cameras (such as the Eclair Cameraflex - invented in 1947 - which was much more portable and flexible compared to previous cameras, and could shoot both 35mm and 16mm film), and new lighting equipment.
Due to these changes, the equipment was more widely available, and film stock became more affordable. Therefore, any one could create a film.
New wave filmmakers were rebels; they didn't follow scripts, improvised, and created many new stylistic innovations in cinematography, such as jump cuts, rapid editing, and utilised natural lighting.
Unlike previous decades, no one owned the innovations (we're looking at you, Edison). It was a free-for-all.

The films portrayed 'real people' and everyday occurrences; as opposed to the heightened drama that cinema had become accustomed to.

KITCHEN SINK DRAMAS:
English society was still largely defined by class in this decade, however, in film making, more power was being given to the working class when it came to representation. They were beginning to be depicted in film for the first time in a way that was nor with comedic intent.
'Kitchen Sink Drama's' revolved around the loves of the working class people, ultimately giving them a wider voice. This movement began to close the substantial representation gap between classes within the entertainment industry, as the KSD's began to become more equally appreciated.

Anger (1959, dir. Tony Richardson)
Room at the Top (1958, dir. Jack Clayton) - this was the first Kitchen Sink Drama that was released.

This revolution paved the way for more modern films, which also depict the lives of working class people. An example is This Is England (2006, dir. Shane Meadows). Shane Meadows based this story about his life as a child in a working class family. He showed working class characters and minorities in the 1980's through powerful dialogue and subliminal political references.
I think that this film would've been inspired by Kitchen Sink Dramas because of its raw and unapologetic depiction of characters that are not 'glamorous' and distant from the audience due to their fictional personas.

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