Question

French New Wave filmmaker Eric Rohmer was best known for:

A) Films of abnormal lengths with plots about intricate, sinister conspiracies.
B) Offhand, affectionately parodic treatments of crime stories.
C) Wry studies of men and women struggling to balance intelligence with emotional impulses.
D) Juxtaposing staged scenes with documentary material, often with little connection to the narrative.

Answer 1

The answer is C

Step-by-step explanation:

French filmmaker Eric Rohmer was known for directing films which dealt with intelligent protagonist which fail to fulfill their desires. The films mostly dealt with topics related to male- female relationships, where both protagonists would struggle what they desire with what they think is right. For example, the directors film Pauline at the Beach is a film which deals mostly about the possibility of love at first sight, and the reasonableness of a decision to love someone.

Answer 2

Option C is correct.

Step-by-step explanation:

Eric Rohmer was a film director, film critic, and journalist, born in France in 1920.

He was part of the film movement The French New Wave.

He focused greatly on the contrast that can occur between a person's thoughts and actions, portraying a realistic style in his movies. He liked to explore not just what people do, but what is going through their minds while they do it.

He died at the age of 89 in 20120.