Art cinema emerged in two periods, between 1914-1925 as silent cinema made by directors like Lang and Eisenstein, and between the 1960s-1970s as sound cinema from Bergman, Antonioni, and Kurosawa. It is characterized by unusual camera techniques, ambiguous narratives, engagement with modernist themes, and requires an active viewing approach due to nonlinear storytelling and an emphasis on style over action.

1. Art Cinema

2. Art Cinema
• The first period: between 1914 and 1925
- silent cinema: e.g. Lang, Dryer, Eisenstein
• The second period: between 1960s and 1970s
- sound cinema : e.g. Bergman, Antonioni, Kurosawa,
Tarkovsky

3. Stylistic Devices of Art Cinema
• Unusual camera angles
• Disorientating editing
• Striking camera movement
• Unrealistic shift in lighting or settings
• Disjunctive soundtrack

4. Art Cinema
• Loose, ambiguous narratives
• Secondary importance of action
• Slower pace
• Engagement with main concerns of
modernism
• Therefore requires a different viewing context

5. Art Cinema
(Bordwell)
• Problematic relationship between plot and
story
• Plot: numerous gaps, delayed exposition, non-
linear, and often lacks a cause-effect structure