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THE ROLE OF THE CRITIC
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This 5 page paper outlines the duties and expectations of critics in the music, food, and book industries. This paper also lists specific examples of how critics have sold out to the corporate dollars in lieu of good taste. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: mbcritic.rtf

The Role of the Director in Contemporary Theater
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This 8 page report discusses the process of directing in theater using the examples from various productions of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia, and Tony Kushner’s Angels in America to illustrate the important nature of thoughtful or inspired direction. The simple fact is that many dramatic productions demand to be repeated and reinterpreted. The work itself, the actual play stands alone as a masterpiece, but it is the way in which a particular director infuses the drama with his or her own vision or artistic flair that allows the “same” play to be presented time and time again without any real sense of sameness or repetitiveness. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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The Role of the Gods in "Medea"
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This 4 page paper discusses the role of the gods in Euripides' classic tragedy "Medea," and argues that they act as judges to illustrate one of the major themes of the play, that deception and betrayal are worse than murder. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: HVGodMea.rtf

The Role of the Police in Mattieu Kassowitz by La Haine
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This 6 page paper considers the role of the police presented in Mattieu Kassowitz's film La Haine (Hate). This paper defines the way in which the police determined the stereotypical view of the central characters and how this ultimately led to the social decline presented as a theme in the film.
Filename: MHHaine2.wps

THE ROLE OF TIME IN A FEATURE FILM
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This 6 page paper discusses the critical role that time places in the making of a feature film. The movie The Dark Side of the Heart is exampled, cited, as well as theory from David Bordwell's book: Narration in Fiction Films. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MBdarkhrt.rtf

The Role of Women in Contemporary Hindi and Western Films
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This is an 8 page paper discussing the different roles of women as portrayed in contemporary Hindi and Western film. Comparisons of the movies “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai” and “Sleepless in Seattle” are made. Both movies were based on the same story but were treated differently in the roles the women played. “Kuch Kuch” had to maintain the male-dominated features from Indian society but the women still were strong, independent yet respectful of tradition and the story touched on several social issues. “Sleepless” portrayed women as independent in their work and lives, but were pathetic in their pursuit of men and the story remained simple and predictable. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TJHindu1.rtf

The Roles of the Directors as Authors the Film “Germany in Autumn” (Deutschland im Herbst)
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This is a 3 page paper discussing the role of directors as “authors” in the film “Germany in Autumn” (Deutschland im Herbst). Authorship from the aspect of film direction has recently become more accepted as it has been realized that a director’s contribution to film is unique and quite distinct from that of the producer or screenwriter. In the film “Germany in Autumn” (Deutschland im Herbst) about the murder of Hanns-Martin Schleyer by RAF terrorists in 1977, the unique “authorship” of direction is most acute as the film is segmented into pieces directed by eleven German directors. Each director presents a different perspective on the events of the crime and while the film is edited into a well-rounded montage, the difference between directors is felt by the audience and the difference between the presentations of the segments reflects well the different perspectives within Germany society at that confusing time. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TJdirau1.rtf

THE ROMANCE IN “SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER”
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This paper examines the "doomed" love story between Tony Manero and Stephanie Mangano in "Saturday Night Fever." The paper discusses why the romance would probably never happen, and why Stephanie's rejection of Tony forces him to grow up. Bibliography lists one source.
Filename: MTdoolov.rtf

The Science in Frankenstein
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This 7 page paper looks at the films Frankenstein and The Bride of Frankenstein and contemplates the science as contained in each. Mary Shelley's original work is also discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA210Frn.rtf

The Search for the Truth About Early America:
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This seven page paper explores the importance of combining research, film and text when trying to grasp a detailed picture of what early America was like.Bibliography lists three sources.
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