luka

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Huh, one thing that strikes me as postmodern in a way that isn;t trying to be postmodern is the quirky film.

Just watched The Hunt for the Wilderpeople which I would describe as quirky, alongside such films as those of Wes Anderson, Michel Condry, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, etc (those three are among my favorites).

There was actually an essay I read a while back about quirkiness as a genre - forget if it was theory-based or not - and it went into detail about characteristics of these films. A sense of humor that is austerely incongruent or outright absurd, some of the characters being weirdos in a glorified manner, etc.

I could be overlooking some earlier films, but quirky does seem to be a somewhat new category. There are certainly films with quirky protagonists, but quirky as a genre seems to be an artifact of the indie film industry, however paradoxical that phrase may seem.

I'm thinking this picks up maybe around the early 70's after the whole easy rider raging bull wave, perhaps paving the market for quirk as a subgenre of counterculture?

Hints of it in Linklater, Smith, Tarantino, etc.
this is present in lots of french, is it called new wave?
 

luka

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the french tradition of quirkines also displayed more recently in quirk favourite Amelie which i have never seen
 

luka

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polka dots. saturated colour ike a childrens book illustration. big eyes. fringe.
 

luka

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in fact when people say 'indie' films in this context it is specifically becasue they are the counterpart to indie music,
it doesnt mean independent. it means indie music. twee. self-consciously quirky. whimsical. infantile. deeply irritating.
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luka

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theres a cult of the stubbornly whimsical female in France which plays into it.
she has these often slightly malicious whims and her male worshippers have to indulge them
love is presented as the submitting to these caprices
 

luka

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the best australian film is the best film of all time but its made by a canadian
 
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