World Film History II

Cinema in totalitarian countries

Institutions established during the Fascist era in Italy

After 1933 dubbing of Italian films into foreign languages forbidden by law; all foreign films distributed in Italy had to be dubbed Films become a part of the Venice Arts Festival in 1934 Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia started in 1934 Bianco e nero magazine Cinecitt studios opened 21.4.1937

Italian cinema during the Fascist era

ALESSANDRO BLASETTI: 1860 (1934), Vecchia Guardia (1935), Quattro passi fra le nuvole (1942) MARIO CAMERINI: Gli uomini, che mascalzoni! (1932), Il signor Max (1937), Grandi Magazini (1939) CARMINE GALLONE: Scipio l'Africano (1937) GOFFREDO ALESSANDRINI: Luciano Serra pilota (1938) FRANCESCO DE ROBERTIS: Uomini sul fondo(1941) ROBERTO ROSSELLINI: La nave bianca (1941), Un pilota ritorna (1942), L'uomo della croce (1943)

German cinema in the 1930s

JOSEF VON STERNBERG: Der blaue Engel (1930) FRITZ LANG: M (1930) G.W. PABST: Westfront 1918 (1930), Kameradschaft (1931) LEONTINE SAGAN: Mdchen in Uniform (1931) VEIT HARLAN: Jud Sss (1940), Der grosse Knig (1942), Kolberg (1945) FRITZ HIPPLER: Feldzug in Poland (1940), Der ewige Jude (1940) LENI RIEFENSTAHL: Das blaue Licht (1932) Triumph des Willens (1935), Olympia I-II (1938) Deutsche Wochenscau newsreel compilations

Soviet cinema in the 1930s

SERGEI and GRIGORI VASILEV: apajev (1934) GRIGORI KOZINTSEV & LEONID TRAUBERG Maksimtrilogy (1935-39) MARK DONSKOI: Gorki-trilogy (1938-40) VLADIMIR PETROV: Peter the Great I-II (1937-39) IVAN PYRIEV: Tractor drivers (1939) GRIGORI ALEXANDROV:Volga - Volga (1938) SERGEI EISENSTEIN: Que viva Mxico!, Aleksanteri Nevski (1938), Ivan the Terrible I-II (1945, 1945)

Institutions created during the occupation of France

Comit d'Organisation de l'industrie Cinmatographique (C.O.I.C.) founded in 1940 under former UFA producer Rouil Ploquin Grand Prix de Film D'Art Francais Institut des Hautes Etudes Cinmatographiques (I.D.H.E.C.) under Marcel L'Herbier Cinmathque Francaise, founded by Henri Langlois together with Georges Franju strenghtens its position

Films and directors during the occupation

CHRISTIAN-JACQUES: La symphonie fantastique (1942) MARCEL PAGNOL: La fille du puisatier (1940) MARCEL CARN: Les visiteurs du soir (1942), Les enfants du paradis (1945) HENRI-GEORGES CLOUZOT: Le corbeau (1943) JEAN GRMILLON: Le ciel est a vous (1944) Other artists working in the industry: Jacques Prvert, Pierre Laroche, Alexander Trauner, Joseph Kosma, Pierre Fresnay, Arletty

USA government recommendations for war time themes in films

Why we fight, the American way The nature of the enemy, its ideology, goals and methods The United Nations, i.e. USA's allies Production front: producing for the victory Home front: the responsibilities of the civilians The armed forces, USA and allies

War time films in the USA

Depictions of Nazis HERMAN SHUMLIN: Watch on the Rhine (1943) FRITZ LANG: Hangmen also Die! (1943), Ministry of Fear (1944) ALFRED HITCHCOCK: Lifeboat (1944) Films in support of the Soviet Union MICHAEL CURTIZ: Mission to Moscow (1943) LEWIS MILESTONE: North Star/Armored Attack (1943) Realistic depictions of the war MILESTONE: The Purple Heart (1944), A Walk in the Sun (1945) RAOUL WALSH: Objective, Burma! JOHN FORD: They Were Expendable (1945) Home front WILLIAM WYLER: Mrs Minniver (1942)