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(originally produced to be shown on PBS, but later received theatrical distribution), which starred Jane Alexander and focused upo...
ethics or lack thereof, surrounding the mystique of Wall Street. Although takeovers are not in themselves unethical, the methods ...
a realistic glimpse into troubled American youth that did not compromise moral values or the integrity of the film. Judging by th...
This research paper focuses on the films of Roberto Rossellini, specifically on "Paisan" and "Germany Year Zero" and the films of...
In a paper of fifteen pages, the writer looks at the film "Crash". Jean Cabot is analyzed as a source for psychological content in...
surrealist movement, but there is debate about that ("Frida Kahlo, The Surrealist," 2006). The film itself was replete with infor...
they trust lawyers and never question things, in this case based on the assumed truth that all ethnic and impoverished people are ...
back first one North Vietnamese assault, then another, over a period of six days."i In writing about the film, co-author of We W...
Henrys voiceover narration.3 This narration gives the viewer insight into Henrys motivations. This narration conveys Henrys childl...
also what was happening in the world at-large. For example, OBrien relates the ideological thrust of Cinderella to the perceived...
GDR society," which would open it up to Western "cultural and economic influences" (Berghahn 146). However, the Partys views on re...
is not identified as a goddess except for when a servant speaks to Achilles about the legends that have begun to be spun concernin...
the others, feels compelled to protect this young bit of innocence and humanity at all costs. The symbolic way that the child co...
This research paper offers a character study that focuses on Vinz (played by Vincent Cassel) in Mattieu Kassowitz's film La Haine....
This 8 page essay explores the conflict that characterizes the relationship between Willard and Kurt in Francis Ford Coppolas movi...
In five pages this 1943 film by director Michael Curtiz is examined in terms of both its Second World War period history and how i...
In five pages this paper examines how the Vietnam War was depicted in a contrasting and comparison of these 2 films. There are tw...
In six pages this paper discusses the portrayal of the realities confronting Italy after the Second World War as featured in Vitto...
commands the attention of the other students because he is so gifted. He doesnt really seem to be part of the group-Nash was a no...
talk, and Lora says that she wishes she had someone to look after Susie while shes working, auditioning and trying to get her big ...
throughout cinematic history, Jean Mitry (1907-1988) was perhaps the most comprehensive and objective. He examined cinema from al...
In five pages this paper critically reviews M. Night Shyamalan's 1999 film The Sixth Sense....
to matter little, since the war upon which the story was based also, at that time, had no end in sight. In order to ensure the sc...
the boy soon comes to look upon Butch as a father figure, and the sole source of excitement in his heretofore colorless world. In...
that context, it becomes clear that they must be seen as something very different than what any audience has seen in the nearly 10...
A 18 page critique of this less than successful film. The author atributes the lack of success however to the poor distribution a...
my tendency , would be to ask her what she gains for herself, by hanging on to this hurtfulness, Was she at some level repeating ...
In five pages this paper discusses the 1992 film adaptation of David Mamet's play in terms of plot and performance....
we see an older man who doesnt sleep well at night any more; his long walks and an old clip of Fred and Ginger dressed in their fi...
In five pages this paper compares Barbara Brackman's text and D.W. Griffith's film in terms of how each portrayed the Civil War. ...