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Directed Essay I: World Cinemas Winter 2018-19
Film Analysis: “Neo-neorealism” in Contemporary American Cinema
In 2009, New York Timesfilm critic, A.O. Scott, wrote a much-discussed article in which he argued that the work of a number of contemporary indie filmmakers constituted a new film movement in American Cinema – what he dubbed, “Neo-neorealism.”
For this 3-4 pageessay, read Scott’s article, and then watch
Ramin Bahrani
- Goodbye Solo(2008)
Watch the film closely, then write an essay that answers the following prompt:
How has Italian Neorealism influenced the work of contemporary American filmmakers? Why do you think some filmmakers have returned to the neorealist
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