藝術電影(英語:art film),又称藝術片,是指著重藝術品質、而非盈利的電影。大多為獨立電影,也偶有大製片廠製作。藝術電影旨在成為藝術品,非為取悅普羅大眾而創作。[1]
藝術電影具有與主流好萊塢大片明顯不同的形式特質。[2]例如:著重社會寫實(social realism)風格,著重呈現導演創作視野的作者論(auteur theory),注視主角的思緒、夢想或動機,而非明白曉暢地鋪陳故事。[3]
- ^ The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company: 2009.
- ^ Sure seaters: the emergence of art house cinema. Choice Reviews Online. 2001-11-01, 39 (03). ISSN 0009-4978. doi:10.5860/choice.39-1462.
- ^ ALFREY, CLAIRE. FILM GENRE: FROM ICONOGRAPHY TO IDEOLOGY BY BARRY KEITH GRANT AND SPECTATORSHIP: THE POWER OF LOOKING ON BY MICHELLE AARON. The Art Book. 2008-05, 15 (2). ISSN 1368-6267. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8357.2008.00965_2.x.