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Akira Kurosawa’s “Ran”
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This 6 page report discusses Japanese film director Akira Kurosawa’s 1985 movie “Ran.” Kurosawa’s haunting style has been imitated by both Hollywood and independent directors who would be thought of as great artists but the problem being that Kurosawa is inimitable. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: BWakirak.doc

Alcoholism and Native America: The Therapeutic Pertinence of the Movie "Smoke Signals"
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An 8 page discussion of the impact of alcoholism to Native Americans. Recommends that the family therapist become acquainted with the unique coping mechanisms which are in place in Native American families and suggests both the literature and the contemporary movie "Smoke Signals" as starting points for this quest. Relates statistics regarding alcoholism among Native Americans and summarizes the theme and importance of the movie to the therapist seeking to gain an understanding of Native American culture. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPnaAlco.wps

Alcoholism in the Film “When a Man Loves a Woman”
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This 8 page paper uses the film “When a Man Loves a Woman” as a basis for discussion of substance abuse and its effect on the family, as well as treatment options and results. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: HVmanwmn.rtf

Alex in “Clockwork Orange”
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A 5 page paper which compares the character of Alex from Anthony Burgess’ novel “Clockwork Orange” to the Alex in the Stanley Kubrick film of the same name. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: RAorng.rtf

ALFRED HITCHCOCK AND FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
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This 3 page paper discusses the lives and accomplishments of two innovators of the twentieth century: Alfred Hitchcock and Frank Lloyd Wright. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MBhitchwit.rtf

Alfred Hitchcock's 'Rear Window' / Castration & Voyeurism
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A 10 page paper which examines how the Alfred Hitchcock film, Rear Window (1954) demonstrates castration and voyeurism in the chief protagonist, L.B. Jeffries, as he lives through his neighbors lives by watching them out his window. Specifically compared are how this theme is present in both Jeffries and the film's villain, Lars Thorwald. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Castrear.doc

Alfred Hitchcock's "Notorious"
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This 10 page report discusses Hitchcock's 1946 movie, Notorious, starring Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman. In what is generally recognized as one of his best films, Hitchcock did his own editing for the film which is just one of the reasons the audience so clearly sees Hitchcock’s ability to set every scene as complete yet essential to the overall unity of the movie. The overall film is discussed along with specific editing considerations. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: BWnothit.rtf

Alfred Hitchcock's "Rear Window"/ Analyzed
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This 5 page research paper examines Alfred Hitchcock's classic 1954 film, "Rear Window," and its depiction of voyeurism. Specifically examined are the actions of the main character, L.B. Jeffries, and the motivations behind his obsession with the activities of his neighbors, which he seems to find infinitely more stimulating than his own life. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Rearwind.wps

Alfred Hitchcock’s “Rear Window”
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This 5 page report discusses Hitchcock’s classic 1954 movie, “Rear Window,” starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly. Hitchcock’s style established an entirely unique realm that had not been previously explored in moviemaking. As a result, all of the imitations of his work, innovative though they may have been, were still derivative of the socio-psychological province of the human psyche that is never quite sure what to expect. Such aspects of “Rear Window” are discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWrwindo.rtf

Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds”
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This 6 page report discusses Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 movie chronicling a full-on assault by tens of thousands of birds on a sleepy little ocean town in northern California starring Tippi Hedren and Rod Taylor. The idea that creatures who are normally thought of as remarkably harmless and certainly without any particular degree of meaningful intelligence attacking an entire town cause the person watching the movie to wonder what other sorts of danger may lurk just below the surface of the every day world. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BWbirds.wps