Tradition of quality

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Tradition of quality is a mid-20th-century French film movement characterized by polished, literary adaptations and studio-bound craftsmanship that later drew criticism from the French New Wave for its conventional style.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French film movement ⓘ
film movement ⓘ
associatedWith Claude Autant-Lara ⓘ
Jean Delannoy ⓘ
René Clément ⓘ
Yves Allégret ⓘ
screenwriter Jean Aurenche ⓘ
screenwriter Pierre Bost ⓘ
contrastedWith French New Wave realism ⓘ
location shooting ⓘ
low-budget experimentation ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
criticizedBy Cahiers du Cinéma critics ⓘ
linked to: Cahiers du Cinéma

French New Wave ⓘ
criticizedFor conventional style ⓘ
lack of formal innovation ⓘ
literary prestige over cinematic experimentation ⓘ
overemphasis on screenwriters ⓘ
emphasis literary fidelity ⓘ
screenwriting craft ⓘ
field cinema ⓘ
genre drama films ⓘ
historicalContext post-World War II French cinema ⓘ
influencedBy French literary canon ⓘ
theatrical traditions ⓘ
language French ⓘ
mainCharacteristic careful mise-en-scène ⓘ
classical narrative style ⓘ
emphasis on dialogue ⓘ
high production budgets ⓘ
literary adaptations ⓘ
polished production values ⓘ
script-centered approach ⓘ
star-driven casting ⓘ
studio-bound filmmaking ⓘ
movementFocus craftsmanship over personal expression ⓘ
producer- and writer-led productions ⓘ
notableCritic Claude Chabrol ⓘ
François Truffaut ⓘ
Jacques Rivette ⓘ
Jean-Luc Godard ⓘ
Éric Rohmer ⓘ
opposedBy auteur theory proponents ⓘ
timePeriod 1940s ⓘ
1950s ⓘ
mid-20th century ⓘ
typicalSourceMaterial classic novels ⓘ
stage plays ⓘ

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French cinema → notableMovement → Tradition of quality ⓘ