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Rise Of Neo Realist Film In Italy
Account for the rise of neo-realism and consider de Sica's Bicycle Thieves in relation to this cycle of films. The rise of neo-realism in Italy can be accredited, in large part, to the incredibly chaotic society that inspired its conception. Italy of the 1940's was a country in turmoil, and directors committed to the neo-realist genre of filmmaking were determined to portray the country as such. The vacuum left after the collapse of the fascist
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Film Analysis: Not Without My Daughter
The film is about an American family who starts out by vacationing in Iran but ends up living there. The father is Iranian while both the mother and the child are American citizens. When they first landed on Iranian soil, they were greeted with a lot of new things - things that were different from what they have been accustomed to back in America. First, there was a difference in the way they dress. In
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The Film The Bicycle Thief
The Bicycle Thief The socio-political statement in the film, The Bicycle Thief, is the story that the director chooses shows the desperateness of everyday life. It is a constant struggle of the haves and the have-nots. Those who are the lower or the middle class, always want more and there always is hope that something better will come along their way. Through the character of Antonio, we see the hope for better things to come
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Write A Critical, Theological Review Of One Of The Following Films: Chocolat.
Set in 1950’s France, Chocolat is a film centred on the Catholic virtue of temperance, or rather the struggle to achieve temperance when the church is faced with the temptation of a 2000 year old chocolate recipe. Temperance is defined in the catholic encyclopaedia as “the righteous habit which makes a man govern his natural appetite for pleasures of the senses in accordance with the norm prescribed by reason”, and in Chocolat it is the
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How Does The Director, Steven Spielberg, Create Suspense, And Scare The Audience In The 1970'S Film, Jaws?
Steven Spielberg, the creator of Jaws, uses many different techniques to draw in the suspense of viewers and to capture their imagination. These techniques include special effects - to create tension, different camera angles - to show facial expressions and group shots. The classic Jaws music, known by millions of people, also helps build up tension, to let us know when the shark is approaching. He uses colours, so that we can associate signs and
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Employment Structure In Film And Movie Industry
The skill sets, organizational hierarchies, reward systems and employment structures pertinent to the film industry, fashion industry or repertory theatre are often as different as all cultural industries are to the manufacturing sector. (Thompson et al, 2007: 638) Explain and Discuss Cultural Industries (sometimes also known as "creative industries") combine the creation, production, and distribution of goods and services that are cultural in nature and usually protected by intellectual property rights (GATT 2005). In recent
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Film Study - Different Types Of Editing And Cut Shots
Editing: the coordination between one shot with the next frames can be joined by several different types. Fade-out: gradually darkens the end of a shot to black. Fade-in beginning of a framel lightens the frame from black Dissolve: briefly superimposes the end of a shot A and the beginning of shot B Wipe: Shot A replaces Shot B by means of a boundary line line moving across the screen, wipes one image away while bringing
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Film Review "Michael Collins"
The film “Michael Collins” is set in Ireland in 1916-1921. It is about the Irish people regaining their independence from the British, focusing on the role that Mr. Collins played in that era. The extract is about Mr. Collins’ men getting sent out and murdering the members of the British Government and the High-ranking members of the British Army stationed in Ireland. Films use many elements to create a scene; these elements include Human Context,
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C-Grade Answer For The Impact Of Hollywood's Focus On The Blockbuster Film And How It's Affected The Up-Turn In Box Office Figures In The Last 10 Years.
Over the last 10 years, there has been a dramatic increase in visitors to the cinema. The total audience number in 2000 was 143 million compared with 97 million in 1990. This 47% increase would seem to suggest that Hollywood's focus on the blockbuster film has had a large impact on box-office figures. The blockbuster is aimed at a much wider audience and combines many genres in one. This means that it doesn't target a
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Gatsby Film
Of the four adapted to film, the 1974 version of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby, is considered to be the closest to the original text. Jack Clayton (Room at the Top) directs Robert Redford and Mia Farrow in this 1920's romp. But what was supposed to be an intimate story of lust and loss seems to hide behind pretty set designs and costumes. Francis Ford Coppola's attempt to be faithful the original leaves
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Seven Film Review
Se7en is a dark, grisly, horrifying and intelligent thriller. It may be too disturbing for many people. However, those that can bear to watch it will see filmmaking of a high order. It tells the story of two detectives - one ready to retire, the other at the start of his career - and their attempts to capture a perverted serial killer who is using the Se7en Deadly Sins as his modus operandi. As the
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Film Adaptation Of Antigone
The film adaptation of Sophocles' Antigone portrays the text substantially well in several ways. The filmmaker's interpretation encourages the audience to be discerning as their perception of the Greek tragedy is enhanced. The play becomes profound and reverberant because of the many interesting elements of production. These include musical score, set design, and the strategic costuming - all of which advocates an improved comprehension of Antigone. The musical score proficiently provides the viewers with a
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How Good Of A Reflection Was Film, Gallipoli
Pre World War I Australia was undergoing an identity crisis. Australia had just become a federation in 1901, though their still divisions within the country from the states. Australia may have just become a separate colony from the British but it was still in a state of disunity. We still didn't really have any history to be proud of, so when war broke out in 1914, it was the perfect opportunity to come along as
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Far From Heaven Film Review
During the 50's director Douglas Sirk made his name as the master of melodrama with such classics as "Written on the Wind" and "Imitation of Life," as he examined romantic relations and intrigues that showcased leading man Rock Hudson. In what can only be called heartfelt homage, writer/director Todd Haynes captures the interpersonal angst of Sirk and updates it to the new millennium in "Far From Heaven." Sirk propelled Rock Hudson to movie icon status
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Film On Iam Sam
"I am Sam" The movie "I am Sam" is written by Kristine Johnson and directed by Jessie Nelson. Sean Penn portrays the role of "Sam," a mentally-retarded man with autistic tendencies who earns a living by working as a janitor at a local Starbucks. Dakota Fanning, stars as Sam's daughter named Lucy who was taken away from her father by the Department of Child Services believing that Sam cannot effectively care for her. Michelle Pfeiffer
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The Old Man And The Sea - Comparison Between The Book And The Film
After having read the Hemingway's "Old Man and the Sea" as a book in class, we also watched the film which was made afterwards because of the story's enormous popularity. As always, there are some ways in which the book differs from the film as well as the fact that they have several things in common. Taking into consideration that this novel was Hemingway's last desperate attempt at breaking through after all his previous
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War Of The Worlds - Comparison Of Book To Film
"The War of the Worlds" was written by H. G. Wells in 1898. The novel was then made into a movie in 1953. There are many similarities and differences between the two. This paper will explain some of the comparisons and constrasts between the two. When Wells wrote the book in 1898 there were no planes, vehicles were mainly horses, and space travel was far off in the future. When the movie was produced in
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Georges Melies And The Birth Of Fantasy Films
Marie-Georges MÐ"©liÐ"Ðs (birth name) a pioneer of the early cinema was born on December 8, 1861 in Paris, France. He was born to wealthy industrialist parents who manufactured shoes. At an early age Georges MÐ"©liÐ"Ðs showed interest in the arts, and stage design. He studied stage design and puppetry in Paris at various theatres. "In 1884, MÐ"©liÐ"Ðs continued his studies abroad, in London at the request of his parents - they insisted he learn English
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Gays In Film
The Hollywood film industry since the 1960's has portrayed homosexuals as monsters. By showing such things as long hair, make-up, piercings, psychopaths, and also groups of men in the absence of women, the industry has done an amazing job of using gay stereotypes to characterize such creatures. In movies such as The Lost Boys, Nightbreed, and The Birdcage, Hollywood has explicitly depicted homosexuals as outcasts, loners, and when seen in the public eye... as monsters.
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Hispanics In The Film Industry
During the era of Frank Sinatra's and Esther Williams' being Hispanic in the film industry was a struggle. Most were forced to change their names, accept roles as members of other ethnic groups, and pretend to be of European descent. Dolores Del Rio took a huge role in Hollywood. From 1925 through 1929 she starred in fifteen silent films and still had yet to learn English. Her roles included her portrayal of French, Russian, Polynesian,
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True Event In Colorful Film
Movies are like spirit food in our current life. People mostly go to watch movies in weekend, and people never stop watching them. Even somebody do not go to movie theater, they still go to buy DVD and enjoy it at home. Why do people like to watch films? Because of the sexy idols, famous Oscar, or delicious popcorn, those reasons probably are right answers to people. If there is a real case involves in
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Racism In Animated Films
Racism in Animated Films While Disney animated films are the ideal family movies, it is undisclosed to many that such racism is being portrayed. "Rarely do we ask about the origins and intentions of the messages we encounter through mass media; sometimes we forget that [producers] have origins or intentions at all" (Lipsitz 5). The social inequality found in such popular culture can be due to several reasons. According to David Croteau and William Hoynes
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Mean Girls- Film Analysis
Mean Girls is a comedic drama based on a book by Rosalind Wiseman. It was directed by Mark Waters and released in 2004. The movie stars Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Tina Fey, Lacey Chabert, and Amanda Seyfried. The main setting is in Illinois, in their high school. Some of the other settings include the houses of the main characters. Lindsay Lohan plays Cady (pronounced like Katie) Heron who grew up in Africa, because her parents
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Stranger Than Fiction: From Comics To Film
Stranger Than Fiction: From Comics to Film On May 3rd 2002, many comic book fans walked out of their local movie theater saying "Finally! They actually got it right this time!" The movie they just saw was Spider-Man, a movie that was based upon a comic book that defied the seemingly impossible. It actually pleased fans of the comic book and became a box office smash at the same time. The movie managed to keep
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Gender Seen Through The Film "Sex And Social Dance" Plus Lecture Notes
"Gender is culturally defined, not strictly biologically determined. How males and females perceive and define themselves and each other, what it means to be a woman or a man, what roles are seen as appropriate for men and women-- these and many other dimensions are femaleness and maleness are learned during socialization rather than fixed at birth" (Bailey, Garrick, Peoples, James, pg. 148). In the film Sex and Social Dance this emergence of culturally defined
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