Pick two of the following directors: Max Ophüls, Jean Renoir, Jean Cocteau, Jean-Pierre Melville. What were the important or influential qualities of these directors' postwar French films? In what ways did each director use visual style to complement his characteristic thematic or narrative concerns?

What will be an ideal response?


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Jorge Luis Borges often merges the "real" with the imaginary so that his readers become disoriented and are forced to reconsider the relationship between __________

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A major papal patron during the High Renaissance who commissioned the frescoes on the Sistine Chapel ceiling was _______.

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During the initial performances of his work, Shakespeare's actors had weeks to prepare with the complete script

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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