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Neo-Baroque film

Neo-Baroque film is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Neo-Baroque film rather than just read about it. In short: Neo-Baroque film is a type of film theory that (while the term "neo-baroque" is borrowed from the writings of semiologist Umberto Eco and philosopher Gilles Deleuze) is used in film studies to describe certain films, television shows and Hollywood blockbusters characterised by the excessively ornate, carnivalesque fragmentation of the film frame and/or narrative, sometimes to the point of spatial and/or narrative in…

Key takeaways

  • Neo-Baroque film belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
  • Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
  • Connect Neo-Baroque film to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
  • Reproduce the core statement of Neo-Baroque film from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Neo-Baroque film is a type of film theory that (while the term "neo-baroque" is borrowed from the writings of semiologist Umberto Eco and philosopher Gilles Deleuze) is used in film studies to describe certain films, television shows and Hollywood blockbusters characterised by the excessively ornate, carnivalesque fragmentation of the film frame and/or narrative, sometimes to the point of spatial and/or narrative incoherence.

Notable films associated with Neo-Baroque cinema La dolce vita (1960) 8 1/2 (1963) Amarcord (1973) Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) Star Wars (1977) The Evil Dead series (1981-1992) Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome (1985) Jurassic Park (1993) Contact (1997) Event Horizon (1997) Moulin Rouge (2001) Avatar (2009)

Notable directors associated with Neo-Baroque cinema Peter Greenaway Sally Potter Raúl Ruiz Claire Denis Steven Spielberg Sam Raimi Pedro Almodovar Baz Luhrmann James Cameron Luc Besson Federico Fellini

See also

Baroque Experimental film Oneiric (film theory) Vulgar auteurism Philosophy of film Postmodernist film Surrealist film

Further reading Omar Calabrese (1992). Neo-Baroque: A Sign of the Times, tr. Charles Lambert (Princeton University Press). Sean Cubitt (2004). The Cinema Effect (MIT Press), pp. 217–244. Gilles Deleuze (1988). The Fold: Leibniz and the Baroque, tr. Tom Conley (University of Minnesota Press, 1993). Umberto Eco (1962). The Open Work, tr. Anna Cancogni (Harvard University Press, 1989). Monika Kaup (2012). Neobaroque in the Americas: Alternative Modernities in Literature, Visual Art, and Film (University of Virginia Press). Walter Moser, Angela Ndalianis and Peter Krieger, eds. (2016). Neo-Baroques: From Latin America to the Hollywood Blockbuster (Brill/Rodop). Angela Ndalianis (2004). Neo-Baroque Aesthetics and Contemporary Entertainment (MIT Press). Emmanuel Plasseraud (2007). Cinéma et imaginaire baroque (Septentrion). Saige Walton (2016). Cinema's Baroque Flesh: Film, Phenomenology and the Art of Entanglement (Amsterdam University Press). Peter Wollen (1993). "Baroque and Neo-Baroque in the Age of Spectacle," Point of Contact 3 (3), pp. 9–21.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Neo-Baroque film

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Neo-Baroque film claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Neo-Baroque film before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Neo-Baroque film ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Neo-Baroque film

In research
Neo-Baroque film appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry
Engineering practice reuses Neo-Baroque film in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom
Neo-Baroque film is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1960s in film, 1970s in film, 1980s in film, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life
Look for Neo-Baroque film outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.
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How to study Neo-Baroque film in 20 minutes

  1. Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
  2. Close the page and write down what Neo-Baroque film means in your own words.
  3. Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
  4. Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
  5. Explain Neo-Baroque film out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Neo-Baroque film in simple terms?

Neo-Baroque film is a type of film theory that (while the term "neo-baroque" is borrowed from the writings of semiologist Umberto Eco and philosopher Gilles Deleuze) is used in film studies to describe certain films, television shows and Hollywood blockbusters characterised by the excessively ornat…

Why does Neo-Baroque film matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Neo-Baroque film?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Neo-Baroque film.

Tags

  • 1960s in film
  • 1970s in film
  • 1980s in film
  • 1990s in film
  • 2000s in film
  • Concepts in film theory
  • Film styles
  • Film theory
  • History of film

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