Tradition of quality
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Tradition of quality is a mid-20th-century French film movement characterized by polished, literary adaptations and studio-bound craftsmanship that later drew criticism from the French New Wave for its conventional style.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tradition of quality canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French film movement
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film movement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Claude Autant-Lara
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Jean Delannoy NERFINISHED ⓘ René Clément NERFINISHED ⓘ Yves Allégret NERFINISHED ⓘ screenwriter Jean Aurenche NERFINISHED ⓘ screenwriter Pierre Bost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
French New Wave realism
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location shooting ⓘ low-budget experimentation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
Cahiers du Cinéma critics
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French New Wave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
conventional style
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lack of formal innovation ⓘ literary prestige over cinematic experimentation ⓘ overemphasis on screenwriters ⓘ |
| emphasis |
literary fidelity
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screenwriting craft ⓘ |
| field | cinema ⓘ |
| genre | drama films ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-World War II French cinema ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
French literary canon
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theatrical traditions ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mainCharacteristic |
careful mise-en-scène
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classical narrative style ⓘ emphasis on dialogue ⓘ high production budgets ⓘ literary adaptations ⓘ polished production values ⓘ script-centered approach ⓘ star-driven casting ⓘ studio-bound filmmaking ⓘ |
| movementFocus |
craftsmanship over personal expression
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producer- and writer-led productions ⓘ |
| notableCritic |
Claude Chabrol
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François Truffaut NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacques Rivette NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean-Luc Godard NERFINISHED ⓘ Éric Rohmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | auteur theory proponents ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1940s
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1950s ⓘ mid-20th century ⓘ |
| typicalSourceMaterial |
classic novels
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stage plays ⓘ |
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