This paper newly examines the films of Truffaut from the viewpoint of Self¬Reflexivity, which is now on the rise, as a theory in the methods of film study. Nouvelle Vague, which started in the 1%0' s in France, is an film movement dose to the concep...
This paper newly examines the films of Truffaut from the viewpoint of Self¬Reflexivity, which is now on the rise, as a theory in the methods of film study. Nouvelle Vague, which started in the 1%0' s in France, is an film movement dose to the concept of Self-Reflexivity of films, Especially, the films of Truffaut and Godard had the features of Self-Reflexivity in their films, With all this Self-Reflexivity in their movies, their films have not studied yet in Korea from the viewpoint of Self¬Reflexivity. Truffaut had a more clear understanding of traditional films than any other directors, and based on the understanding, he created movies of new style. The characteristics of his movies will be exan1ined by analyzing his new style films from the viewpoint of Self-Reflexivity in the films, Therefore, in the paper the followings will be more specifically examined centering on (Les 400 coups) , one of his films.
1. How he understood the traditional films.
2. What kind of relations there are between his understandings on the traditional films and new film-language development.
3. How he understood the spectators.
4. How Self-Ret1exivity and his understanding of the spectators are related.