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Comparing Soviet Film Directors Sergei Eisenstein and V.I. Pudovkin

(Manvell 37). While Pudovkin would occasionally use non-professional actors in the name of realism, he preferred relying on profe...

American Culture and the Film Manhattan by Director Woody Allen

Brando, the apples and pears of Cezanne...and Tracys face" (Chances 66). Throughout the film, Ike professes his belief that "It is...

Hollywood Elite and Titanic Film by Director James Cameron

something that is worth exploring. Values, such as marriage, are highly regarded. However, for the upper class, values include m...

Moonrise Film by Director Frank Borzage

post-modern culture, one more devoted to the supposed ironies of a Douglas Sirk or the wit and playfulness (amidst violence and me...

Platoon Film by Director Oliver Stone

Platoons top-notch portrayals by the actors were a joy. Ensemble performances are all first-rate with Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe ...

The 1925 Film The Gold Rush by Star and Director Charlie Chaplin

The second full length feature Chaplin made in 1925 is the subject of this paper consisting of five pages. There is one movie pos...

1999 Film Sleepy Hollow by Director Tim Burton

In seven pages this report analyzes Tim Burton's film Sleepy Hollow in terms of Johnny Depp's performance and cinematic influences...

Appearance of Place in The American Friend Film by Director Wim Wenders

An analysis of the city's role in The American Friend, a 1977 film by director Wim Wenders, is presented in seven pages. There is...

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Director James Whale's 1931 Film Interpretation

In five pages the original nineteenth century novel by Mary Shelley is compared with the 1931 cinematic production by director Jam...

Saving Private Ryan Film by Director Steven Spielberg and its Importance

did not think the film appropriate for anyone under the age of 14 (Gordinier, 1998). Grown men would weep after being through it. ...

French Film Boy Meets Girl by Director Leos Carax

real name of "Leos Carax" is actually Alexandre Dupont and that "Leos Carax" is an anagram of the lead characters name, Alex Oscar...

Film Director Gordon Parks

background is disadvantaged. Marcus is the son of a bitter, abusive man who hates whites with every fiber of his being. Marcus is,...

Battleship Potemkin Film by Director Sergei Eisenstein

a civil engineer. He was extremely interested in anything to do with "the arts" and theater. His background, including his experie...

2000 Film Gladiator by Director Ridley Scott

Reeds final role) and is forced to compete in gladiator matches at the Coliseum to entertain the carnage-crazed Roman spectators. ...

1971 Film Production of Macbeth by Director Roman Polanski

air. Banquos reaction to Macbeth taking their pronouncements seriously is one of mocking disbelief, as if to say, "you believe tha...

Character of David in the A.I. Film by Director Steven Spielberg

is difficult. It appears that he is able to emulate a real boy, he makes decisions regarding his own actions, has emotions and act...

Not Wanted Film by Director Ida Lupino

in reality is not one of the "good girls." She is living an illusion. Her need for self improvement has reached an emergency lev...

1939 Film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington by Director Frank Capra

MGM and Warner Brothers, it had to rely on a limited group of performers. One of the most appealing was a tall, gangly young acto...

Modernism in the Film Pierrot Le Fou by Director Jean Luc Godard

economic policy; the once-independent populations lost their identity as a people. The post-colonial Americas yearned for the abi...

Natural Born Killers Film by Director Oliver Stone

In five pages this 1994 film is analyzed in terms of story with character, cinematics with editing, and meaning with theme. Three...

William Shakespeare's Hamlet and Film Adaptations by Directors Laurence Olivier and Kenneth Branagh

should take place in the nineteenth century, a time characterized by scandalous behavior, which he believed would make 400-year-ol...

The Directors' Vision of Three Plays

This 9 page paper examines the way in which three different directors approach Shakespeare. It looks at Kenneth Branagh's producti...

1989 Film Do the Right Thing by Director Spike Lee

In six pages this film is analyzed in terms of the blackness concept. Ten sources are cited in the bibliography....

Film Director Sam Peckinpah's Life and Work

In five pages plus an additional thesis and outline page this paper considers the controversial filmmaker's life and violent appro...

Apocolypse Now Film by Director Francis Ford Coppola

In five pages this paper considers the film's parallels with Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad and also discusses influences of T...

World Perspectives and Postmodern Style of Film Directors John McNaughton and Danny Boyle

In twenty pages this paper discusses the impact of postmodernism upon the views of filmmakers John McNaughton and Danny Boyle. Ei...

Director James Cameron's 1998 Film Titanic

In three pages this paper discusses this blockbuster movie about the sinking of the Titanic in terms of plot outline and analyzes ...

The Crowd 1928 Silent Film by Director King Vidor

People simply do not flock to see silent films anymore. At the time, the film was well reviewed by both the New York Times and Var...

Film Metropolis by Director Fritz Lang and Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler

In five pages this paper discusses totalitarianism as it pertains Metropolis by director Fritz Lang and Darkness at Noon by Arthur...

Modern Theater and the Director's Role

In eight pages this paper examines the contemporary theatrical director's role in an analysis of productions of Angels in America ...