French New Wave, German expressionism, Italian Neorealism, Soviet Montage and Surrealism, and what each did with the tools it had

What this note covers

1. French New Wave: mobility and disrupted continuity
2. German expressionism: constructed space as subjective experience
3. Italian Neorealism: locations and everyday circumstances
4. Soviet Montage: relationships created through editing
5. Surrealism: association beyond ordinary narrative causality
6. Compare movements through evidence of technical organisation
7. Separate formal resemblance from a historical claim
8. Analyse how two editing exercises produce different meanings

8 sections · 10 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes