'Art cinema is at it's best when it's subversive'. Discuss the subversive intent and effectiveness of any two films in the module.
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'Art cinema is at it's best when it's subversive'. Discuss the subversive intent and effectiveness of any two films in the module. Art has always retained the potential to be subversive, in other words to challenge the pre-conceptions held by the majority in relation to the way we live. For example, a book can be written with subversive intent to make the reader question certain things and situations they may previously have taken for granted or rarely thought about. In doing so, they are instilling new ideas and questions into the minds of their readership, subverting their way of thinking and challenging the way they see things. Subversive art forms are often effective in their aims because their intentions can go relatively un-noticed by society, yet the effects they have on their audience can manifest themselves in more subtle ways. An author who wishes to challenge the leadership or governance of...

