FINAL PAPER - NEW WAVE CINEMA. Visual & Performing Arts Movie Review

New Wave Cinema
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New Wave is based on French art film movement which came into existence in the 1950s. The move was formed based on opposition to the then traditional filmmaking conventions which favoured the spirit of iconoclasm and empirical or experimentation. New Wave Cinema came up with new ways of editing, the visual style and narration, and methods of engaging the political and social class upheavals during that era. The new wave became one of the most influential and known movements in the history of film. New Cinema term was initially associated with French film critics for the magazine that promoted tradition quality of mainstream in French cinema in the 1950s. The magazine emphasized on craft over innovation and old works over new empirical works.[Forbes, Jill, and Sarah Street. European cinema: An introduction. Macmillan International Higher Education, 2017.]
Using a portable apparatus which required no setup or just a little set up of time, the New wave way of cinema making made a documentary style. The movies have direct sounds on film stock which call for less light. Some of the filming strategies included discontinuous editing, fragmented and long takes. The movement involved a significant number of directors including François Truffaut, Jacques Demy and Agnes Varda, among others. In rejection of the traditional way of filming, the films of these directors emphasized on-location shooting, handheld cameras, deemphasized plot and improvised dialogue, long takes, direct sound and live recordings. This piece of work shall explore how Wim Wenders films, the "Paris, Texas" and "Alice in the cities" compare and contrast about the New Wave Cinema era.[Ibid]
Wim Wenders Experience in Movie Directing
Wim Wenders is a German film director, an author, playwright and an icon photographer. He is significant personnel in the New German Cinema. Due to his experience, his documentaries have scooped him Academy Awards notably the Buena Vista Social Club (1999), the Cuban culture, Pinna (2011), the salt of the earth (2014) and Pina Bausch on contemporary dance choreographer.[Saye, Nadja. 2018. "Wim Wenders Thinks The American Dream Is A European Export, And MAGA, A Maddening Spectacle". Garage. https://garage.vice.com/en_us/article/a3qzgb/wim-wenders-on-the-american-dream-and-politics.]
The Road Movie Depicted in “Alice in the Cities.”
One of the characteristics depicted in most Wim Wenders films is road movie including in the “Alice in the Cities.” Other movies which fall into this category include the wrong move produced in 1975 and the Kings of the Road built-in 1976. All these films were shot by Robby Muller, a cinematographer in West German. Alice in the cities was shot in black and white 16mm. Director Wim Wenders is aware of the three films as a shot in the road and attracted several criticisms by various directors including Richard Rous based in U.S. most critiques come from the fact that most of Wenders movies are based on aimless journeys. Still, the film, “Alice in the Cities,” was a distinct one since the travel does not only fuel the story but also shapes the story again. Also, most of these road films by Wim W...