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The Grandmother

The Grandmother- David Lynch (1969) The Grandmother is David Lynch's first film where he was the director, writer and producer . He was also the cinematographer, animator and created the sound effects. His partner in The Grandmother was Alan Splet who did the sound for the film, this was Lynch and Splet's first time working together. The Grandmother was also David Lynch's first "true" short film that Lynch created apart from The Grandmother at the time the only "films" he had created were David Lynch The Grandmother is a short experimental film directed by David Lynch. David Lynch is an American director, screenwriter, producer, painter, musician, actor, and photographer. He is considered one of the most unique and important directors in this era. The Guardian credited him as "the most important director of this era". For him to be called the best director means his work is unique, so why is that? Unlike most film directors Lynch ...

La Jetee

La Jetee La Jetee is a french science-fiction short film created in 1962 by Chris Marker. Even though it is a short film I don't think calling it a short film does it justice. This is because the majority of the film is made up of still shots. Even though the film is mostly still shots it still makes a great story with characters with real feelings and a great strong uncomfortable atmosphere throughout the film. I personally think the film would not have been as successful as it was if it used moving shots for the whole film. This is because Chris Marker makes the viewer work to understand the story and the post-apocalyptic world it is set in. With films using moving shots especially Hollywood films the viewer is fed the plot and just has to watch and enjoy themselves but with La Jetee you have to focus on each shot or you will get lost. Even just watching every shot is not enough to fully grasp the film in its entirety. I had to watch the film multiple times before I felt lik...

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