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    Criterion Close-Up – Episode 50 – French 1930s 1: Silent to Sound, Jacques Feyder, Jean Vigo

    Aaron West
    September 25, 2016

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    Mark, Aaron and Scott Nye kick off the first of a seven episode series about French cinema in the 1930s. We give an overview of the decade and some historical context, and discuss the French silent tradition and how that it transitioned to sound. We also get into detail about two important filmmakers, Jacques Feyder and Jean Vigo. Feyder was an important filmmaker in his time, but his works are not as prominent today, whereas Vigo was nearly forgotten in the 1930s and discovered after the war.

    Episode Links & Notes

    Special Guest: Scott Nye from CriterionCast and Battleship Pretension. You can follow him on Twitter.

    3:15 – Dedication and Thanks

    9:35 – Intro to French Film Series

    28:15 – From Silent to Sound

    46:30 – Jacques Feyder

    1:13:30 – Jean Vigo

    Recommended Films

    Episode Credits

    Next time on the podcast: Mystery Train and Jim Jarmusch

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    Aaron West

    I am a somewhat educated Criterion dork, with a History and Film Studies bachelor's degree and plenty of self-education over the years. My tastes are all over the map. Probably my favorite is 1930s French Poetic Realism, but I like everything from noir, to animation, to horror, westerns, and modern film. Usually I prefer film that challenges and requires something of the viewer.

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