French Impressionist Cinema
This month, the Routledge Encyclopedia of Modernism takes a closer look at French Impressionist Cinema. An avant-garde film movement lasting approximately from 1918 to 1929, French Impressionist Cinema was characterized by camera and editing techniques which both augmented the beauty of the image and evoked characters’ psychological states. Impressionist filmmakers believed art should not attempt to express truths directly, but rather create an experience which gives rise to emotions that would lead audiences to underlying truths. Learn more through the selection of free articles below.
Updates to the Routledge Encyclopedia of Modernism - October 2020
The Routledge Encyclopedia of Modernism is updated on a bi annual basis. The latest update adds 10 new articles to Visual Arts and Literature subject areas.
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View the full list of articles included in our October update:
Visual Arts
National Union of Plastic Artists (UNAP) | Alexandra Cubbon
af Klint, Hilma (1862 – 1944) | Julia Carita & Roger Rothman
Literature
Montague, Charles Edward (1867-1928) | Andrew Frayn
De Casseres, Benjamin (1873-1945) | Matthew Stratton
Segalen, Victor (1878-1919) | Christopher Bush
Literature cont.
Claudel, Paul (1868-1955) | Christopher Bush
Die Aktion | Douglas Brent McBride
Fairburn, A.R.D. (Arthur Rex Dugard) (1904 – 1957) | Molly Hall
Hope, Christopher (David) Tully (1944 – ) | Molly Hall
Jacobson, Dan (1929 – 2014) | Molly Hall