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Marxism is a method of analyzing society that focuses on class relations and conflict using a materialist view of history. Marxist film theory was influenced by Karl Marx's ideas and represented in early Soviet films and films about Marx's works. Tickets is a 2005 film directed by Abbas Kiarostami, Ken Loach, and Ermanno Olmi, following interconnected stories of people connecting through chance encounters on a train journey. Ken Loach's portion focuses on football fans helping a refugee family, showing the film's Marxist and social realist themes.

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Marxism is a method of analyzing society that focuses on class relations and conflict using a materialist view of history. Marxist film theory was influenced by Karl Marx's ideas and represented in early Soviet films and films about Marx's works. Tickets is a 2005 film directed by Abbas Kiarostami, Ken Loach, and Ermanno Olmi, following interconnected stories of people connecting through chance encounters on a train journey. Ken Loach's portion focuses on football fans helping a refugee family, showing the film's Marxist and social realist themes.

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Marxism

CONOR MCGOLDRICK

Marxist Film Theory

Marxism is a method of societal analysis that focuses on class


relations and societal conflict that uses materialist interpretation of
historical development and a dialectical view of social
transformation.

Marxist film theory came from the ideas of Karl Marx and have been
represented in many genres ranging from documentary to fictional
dramas. The Marxist theories of socialism, communism, class struggle,
ideology and political economy influenced early Soviet-era
filmmakers such as Dziga Vertov and Sergei Eisenstein. Also Marxs
principal work have all been represented in film as subjects in their
own right.

Marxist Movies

Made in Dagenham

Weekend

Enemy at the Gates

Bloody Sunday

The Wind that Shakes the


Barley

Tickets

Tickets is a 2005 comedy-drama film


directed by Abbas Kiarostami, Ken
Loach and Ermanno Olmi. It follows
three interconnecting stories during a
journey from Central Europe to Rome,
the characters connect through casual
encounters and begin a story of love,
chance and sacrifice. One older
businessman finds solace and a new
insight into life when he is forced to
wait at the train station due to bad
weather. A young man is reminded of
life's obligations but is also introduced
to love. And three Scottish youths on
their way to the football match of their
dreams are forced to open their eyes
and see the bigger picture. It is one
single train journey that sparks many
changes for many different people.

Directors of Tickets
Ken Loach

Abbas Kiarostami

Ermanno Olmi

Ken Loach is an English film


and television director. He
is known for his naturalistic,
social realist directing style
and for his socialism, which
are evident in his film
treatment of social issues
such as homelessness and
labour rights.

Abbas Kiarostami is an
Iranian film director,
screenwriter, photographer
and film producer. An
active filmmaker since
1970, Kiarostami has been
involved in over forty films,
including shorts and
documentaries.

Ermanno Olmi is a
renowned Italian film
director and writer. He is
probably best known for
The Tree of Wooden Clogs,
The Profession of Arms and
Il Posto.

Marxism in Tickets

Tickets is a film that has a Marxist and social realism


theme to it and it is seen throughout the film, especially
in Ken Loachs part of the film. In his part he focuses on
three football fans who get their train ticket stolen by a
refugee family and the football fans immediately believe
they are thieves because they are poor but soon learn
they had their reasons for stealing the ticket and the fans
decide to risk getting arrested for the good of the
refugee family.

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What is Auteur?

Auteur is a theory of filmmaking in which the director is


considered to be the primary creative force behind a film.

It began in France during World War II when the French were


denied American films.

Auteur theory has influenced film criticism since 1954

It was developed a few years later in America through the


writings of Andrew Sarris

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Auteurs Directors

Stanley Kubrick can definitely be


classified as an auteur director
because of his distinguishable style
and interior meaning in his films.
This is evident in many of his well
known films.

Alfred Hitchcock is also an auteur


director, his then unique style is
instantly recognizable to an
audience. In his films he makes the
camera make human movements
and how he has scenes with no
dialogue. This is also evident in his
film Psycho.

Ken Loach as an Auteur

When British auteurs are discussed many names are mentioned such
as John Boorman, Mike Leigh, Stanley Kubrick and Ken Loach.

Although Ken Loach himself wouldnt say he is an auteur because


he isnt like your typical Hollywood director, his work would have
auteurism to it as his films follow similar styles. Loach would be known
for his naturalistic and social realist directing style. Also most of
Loachs films would generally focus on social issues such as
homelessness and labour rights. His work shows that he would be the
primary creative force behind the films which would make him an
auteur.

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