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level: Cronaca di un Amore (1950)

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level questions: Cronaca di un Amore (1950)

Question	Answer
CduA: What does this film feature that is also present in Ossessione (1943)?	Forbidden Love Affair
CduA: Lucia Bose' stars as a classic what?	Femme Fatale
CduA: What is an important visual feature used throughout the film that helped portray the upper-class lifestyle?	Fashion
CduA: What does the heavy jewellery that Bose' wears symbolise?	The weight of her unhappy marriage
CduA: We are shown photographs of Paola (Bose') when she is younger in the opening scene, contrasting with how we see her in the following scene. When we consider this with her connection to Guido, what does this suggest?	She is running away from her past
CduA: Some shots are filmed from the back, facing the other characters. What does this give the audience?	The characters perspective
CduA: During the Boutique scene, there is a lot of mirrors used for clever cinematography where we see Paola only through them. What does it suggest about Paola?	She is never completely in the scene present with other characters
CduA: The gates in the final scene (?) represent what?	Literal barrier between the characters
CduA: The relationship between Guido and Paola is what?	Not well suited
CduA: What are Guido and Paola driven by?	Passion
CduA: The ending scene is what?	Ambiguous
CduA: Is there any closure for both characters?	Depends on audience perspective
CduA: When Guido leaves, what does he realise?	Their relationship is not healthy or well suited
CduA: What kind of international impact did the film have?	Italian fashion industry stood out
CduA: What became the international symbols of "Made in Italy"?	Cinema, Fashion and Expensive cars
CduA: Name one of the themes of the film.	Incommunicability
CduA: Why was the fashion of the film contradictory?	Very expensive looking clothes (from Bose's wardrobe), despite being poor in making the film
CduA: Why was Cronaca di un Amore rediscovered?	Through success of Antonioni's Blow-Up (1966)
CduA: Director	Michelangelo Antonioni
CduA: Name an element which is a feature from Film Noir?	Use of chiaroscuro: shadows
CduA: The film is a detective story, but it still does what?	Frustrates spectators' expectations for action