Art Hizzy House

  After further research, I think I'm finally ready to define my genre as an art house or art film. 

movie poster for Melancholia (2011)

An art house film is defined as an independent film created for a specific niche market rather than mass audiences that are typically described as a serious artistic work. Many critics and scholars claim that these types of films focus on the dreams, motivations, and thoughts of the characters rather than clear, unfolding stories that are driven by definite goals. As far as distribution goes, art films tend to be presented in specialty theaters or film festivals and are rarely shown on the big screen. 

 I feel as if creatively my mind is set on this path and an art house film is most likely the direction I will go in for my short film. Some gems of the genre that I will be focusing on will be Lynch's Mulholland Dr, Wild Strawberries by Bergman (my guy,) and Lars von Trier's Melancholia. 

  I specifically would like to incorporate the essence dark elements included in these films and, most notably with Mulholland Dr, a sense of mystery. 

Mulholland Dr (2001)

"...art films often deal with an inner drama that takes place in a character's psyche, such as psychological issues dealing with individual identity, transgressive sexual or social issues, moral dilemmas, or personal crises." David Bordwell

Digital Image Mulholland Dr http://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/mulholland-drive-podcast-review.jpg?w=780

Digital Image Melancholia https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTk4NjM0MjI3MV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNjcxMDYzNg@@._V1_UX182_CR0,0,182,268_AL_.jpg