a propos de nice modernist features

How does a propos de Nice show the features of modernist cinema in the 1920s?

- opening establishing shot allows the audience to view the whole city. also suggests a celebration of modern machines which allow the high establishing shot to to be taken.
- the tilting shots used to capture the cities architecture hints at a critique from Vigo of the upper-class indulgence in luxury, and of the old way of life which created a rigid class divide.
- the stark contrast between the languid nature of the middle-class, and the suffering faced by the working-class acts to condemn the vast class divide, which was persistent in French society until the rise of the left wing working class in the early 20th century. the long shots are used when filming the the contrasting ways of life in order to portray the opulence and luxury of the middle class appearance compared to the deprived working class.
- although Virgo's film lacks the celebratory feel of many modernist films, it does critique the unequal French society which manifested from capitalism and previous fascist leaderships. Virgo doe in this sense present ideas of modernism through the critique of an outdated way of life.