Modernist film is related to the art and philosophy ofmodernism.
Early modernist film came to maturity in the era betweenWorld War I andWorld War II, with characteristics such asmontage and symbolic imagery, manifesting itself in genres as diverse asexpressionism andsurrealism (as featured in the works ofFritz Lang andLuis Buñuel)[1] while postmodernist film – similar topostmodernism as a whole – is a reaction to modernist works, and to their tendencies (such asnostalgia andangst).[2] Modernist cinema has been said to have "explored and exposed the formal concerns of the medium by placing them at the forefront of consciousness."[3] Theauteur theory and idea of an author creating a work from their singular vision became a central characteristic of modernist filmmaking. It has been said that "To investigate the transparency of the image is modernist but to undermine its reference to reality is to engage with the aesthetics of postmodernism."[4][5] The modernist film has more faith in the author, the individual, and the accessibility of reality itself (and generally has a more sincere tone[6]) than thepostmodernist film.
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