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Chantal Ackerman and Her Films Je, Tu, Il and Elle and the Eighties

attitude which pervades most of her works, even today, it can be stated. This is because feminism was asking women to redefine the...

Artist Myth and Cinema

1956 account of Vincent Van Gogh leaves that question open in his sympathetic portrayal of the artist" (TCM, 2003). When watchi...

David Fincher's The Fight Club

libidinal desire and an internal examination, which tends to idealize self (Naiman 333). The one factor which unites the two symb...

Epic Hero Luke Skywalker in Star Wars

given a task to perform and in doing so derives some sort of personal meaning from it. He may meet with a great series of misfortu...

Reality and Films

Indeed, by looking at the role of the women in the movie it is a reflection of the social conditions. There is a reflection of the...

Reinvention of Western Films

There are other types of westerns though as well. Some westerns depict life in Americas colonial times or may take place in terra...

Early 1930s' Payne Fund Studies

In seven pages this paper examines cinematic impacts upon children as revealed in the landmark Payne Fund Studies of the 1930s. F...

William Shakespeare's Hamlet in Film

stunning performance as Ophelia and at the time she was not as well known as she is today. However, when Charlton Heston appears o...

Eyes Wide Shut Viewed Critically

Eyes Wide Shut was the last film Stanley Kubrick made. This paper offers an analysis and review of the film, including cinematic t...

Filmmaker Josef von Sternberg:

In six pages this report considers filmmaker Josef von Sternberg and emphasizes his cinematic collaborations with Marlene Dietrich...

Changing the Appearance of Films Through CinemaScope

In eight pages this paper examines the 1950s' introduction of the innovative CinemaScope cinematic technique that changed how film...

Comparing Novel and Film Versions of Like Water for Chocolate

ever since Garcia Marquez won the Nobel Prize" (Simon 64). The novel was an attention grabber and did have it elements of superna...

Analysis of Gillo Pontecorvo's Film The Battle of Algiers

before viewing the motion picture. The Hutchinson Dictionary of World History says that the Battle of Algiers erupted due to the ...

Psycho Film Critically Analyzed

In thirteen pages Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 suspense masterpiece is analyzed in terms of effect, form, and function with a cinematic...

Symbolism of Tita's Blanket in the Novel and Film Versions of Like Water for Chocolate

This paper examines what Tita's blanket symbolizes in Laura Esquirel's novel Like Water for Chocolate and in its cinematic adaptat...

New Direction of the Horror Film Genre and the 1999 Movie The Sixth Sense

Hoping to succeed this time, the good doctor gives his complete attention to Cole, even if it means neglecting his wife, Anna (Oli...

Irish Filmmaker Neil Jordan

puzzle understand that they are nearly always involved in the penetration of a seemingly depthless surface of one person. However...

Se7en and The Maltese Falcon Film Comparison

it. He disposes of his deceased colleagues desk, nameplate and widow in quick measure. Naturally, since the police are aware of ...

Film Prequel Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace

In five pages this film prequel is analyzed in terms of what it represents and its influence upon the two cinematic prequels to co...

Trio of Historic Films Examined

In ten pages a trio of historic films answer questions pertaining to cinematic theories, techniques, styles, emotions, and editing...

Review of the Post World War II Film The Bicycle Thief

In six pages this paper discusses the portrayal of the realities confronting Italy after the Second World War as featured in Vitto...

Horror Films and How They Have Evolved

Project" serves as an excellent example of a film-maker taking full advantage of the inherent fear of all modern humans regarding ...

Analyzing 'Technology and Politics in the Blade Runner Dystopia' by Judith Kerman

In five pages this paper considers Kerman's thoughtful commentary and assessment of the 'Blade Runner' film and its contribution t...

Mise en Scene in the Spanish Film All About My Mother

and their interactions clearly let us know that the two are very good friends. In fact, we quickly see that Esteban is perhaps the...

Analysis of Filmmaker Federico Fellini's Satyricon

sexual encounter with a slave girl on an island, and the discovery of a nymphomaniac (whom they must satisfy before they can move ...

Film Noir Techniques in the Film, Kiss Me Deadly

flag down a car, but no one stops. Desperate, she positions herself in the middle of the road while holding her arms outstretched ...

Feminist Cinema and Psychology

political insights that can be gleaned from any motion picture. The major differences between a journalistic approach to a movie c...

Stage and Screen Adaptations of Hamlet by William Shakespeare

identity. It is interesting to note that as he pulls on his "cloak of madness" that his true intellect becomes completely clouded ...

Cinematic and Text Versions of Literature A Comparative Analysis

a person or persons involved in the action, or told by a detached third-person observer or observers. In written texts, the found...

Film Noir Genre

be made about film noir and its enduring popularity is that it strikes a chord at the depth of nearly every viewer. Film noir focu...