Philosophy of Sound

Casey 2022-03-12 08:01:02

A masterpiece of sound philosophy in film history. M. Hulot is on holiday by the sea in Brittany in that wrecked car of unknown age, or the film obscures it. At the beginning of the film, Mr. Hulot's broken car is running on the road, of course, at a turtle speed. Maybe Bazin will think that Mr. Hulot doesn't care about the fast modernity time. , is the determination of Mr. Luo's concept of time. The use of contrasting techniques and structures can be seen everywhere in the film, and based on this, Mr. Luo's vacation experience is constructed, resulting in him being out of tune with the surrounding environment. Bazin once said that the important treatment of time in the film represents a certain order and rule, and regards vacation and leisure as a continuation of the work rhythm. The most typical audio-visual image in the film is the door of the dining room of a seaside hotel, and its life rhythm when it is opened and closed. , like the ticking of clocks on the workshop walls.
Bazin discovered the connection between sound and time, the rhythm of life. Like an urchin, Mr. Hulot tore apart the rational self-world of adults, breaking the harmony and tranquility of people's communication and life. In fact, Mr. Hulot often played with children, resulting in all kinds of uncoordinated sounds. At the end of the film, Mr. Hulot lit the fireworks hidden in the house, and his performance and attention to the sound reached the climax. The sound is not of the ego, but of an external thing, including the screeching groan of the wrecked car, which is evil. But for Mr. Hulot, it is a dream world, showing another happy world of the self. At the end of the holiday, only a few people said goodbye to Mr. Hulot, and many people hated what he did, and the philosophy of this voice, which represented an unbearable and unbearable reality. Real existence tells the audience. For Mr. Luo, sound is its own deconstruction, the negation of language norms. There are two voices here, one is Mr. Hulot's speech, and the other is an external voice. It is interesting that Mr. Hulot speaks politely. The mixed world of dream and reality, disgust and pleasure, evil and serenity, ego and id is constructed and deconstructed by sound.

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Extended Reading
  • Marian 2022-04-21 09:03:45

    A master of "silent film" who knows how to use his voice to make fun, the camera and the camera are full of humorous and tender love for human nature. The seemingly comical move is actually full of delicate choreography. Jacques Tati's film protagonist is never the "Hulot" he plays, but the everyday life of each of us.

  • Jeanne 2022-04-24 07:01:25

    It can be seen that Mr. Bean is learning to imitate Mr. Hulot of Tati, a pantomime-style physical comedy, always out of tune with the surrounding environment, and always causing trouble unintentionally. There is no clear story line, just wandering around loosely, and the sequence of each paragraph can be reversed at will, some paragraphs have Yu Luo, and some paragraphs are temporary characters that produce some interesting behaviors. However, in the 90-minute feature film, it is difficult to make people concentrate. Fortunately, it is corrected in the next "My Uncle". Hu Luo can not speak, but the image of important supporting characters must be strengthened, and others can speak to promote the plot. The visibility will be better if there are some obvious conflicting contrasts.

Monsieur Hulot's Holiday quotes

  • [last lines]

    Strolling Man: [to Hulot] See you later. Nice to meet you. My address.

    [hands a visiting card]

  • [first lines]

    Commandant: ...and, dear Lady, in those days I was a Cavalry Captain, and there was discipline and authority!