Richter and Truffaut- BFFLs

After the second page of Richter's article I could not stop thinking about Francois Truffaut's article A Certain Tendency In French Cinema. I don't know why I drew this comparison, because Truffaut mainly deals with the idea of auteur theory. There were similarities though, mainly with the idea of film as its own unique medium. Richter and Truffaut both found fault with the idea of transferring novels and plays, or other entertainment, to film. Maybe it's not so curious that I made a connection seeing as Truffaut's article was published in 1954 and Richter's was published in 1955, at the dawn of traditional film rejection.

I liked Richters concept that experimental film was "a new fulfillment on a new level" for modern art. The brief history given where experimental films came from is helpful, especially for future viewings.