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Analysis of Kenneth Branagh’s “Hamlet”
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This 4 page report discusses the well-known actor/director Kenneth Branagh’s 1996, four-hour movie of “Hamlet.” The report takes the view that “Hamlet” itself did not translate all that well in director Branagh’s interpretation. As is typical with any production of “Hamlet,” it was better than many and less powerful than others. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Analysis of Main Line v. Basinger Court Case
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In four pages an overview and analysis of this famous case in which Main Line Pictures, Inc. sued actress Kim Basinger for reneging on a handshake agreement to star in the 1993 Jennifer Lynch film Boxing Helena are presented with various questions pertaining to this court case also answered. Four sources are listed in the bibliography.
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Analysis of Milo’s Forman’s “Amadeus”
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A 5 page paper which examines how the director uses Mozart and Salieri’s music as an additional protagonist, the film’s driving conflict, discusses the acting, directing, set design, and costumes as they contribute to the overall quality and also considers if there are any weaknesses in the production. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Analysis of My Left Foot
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This 5 page paper looks at the 1989 film My Left Foot in terms of its emotion-leaden content. How emotion is expressed through art is discussed in light of theorists who have written on the subject. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Analysis of Oliver Parker’s Film Interpretation of William Shakespeare's “Othello”
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A 7 page paper which examines the influences on the work, how it came to be, both in terms of its creator (an interpretation of William Shakespeare’s tragic play) and environmental factors such as politics, culture, and technology. Also provided is a description and analysis of the film’s tone, structure, and message, and also discusses the effects of the work on culture, specifically its past and present impact upon social change. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Analysis of Oliver Stone’s “JFK” (1991)
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A 6 page paper which evaluates how well the film deals with the social issues it confronts. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Analysis of Opening Sequence of Francis Ford Coppola’s “Apocalypse Now”
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An 8 page paper which examines how the filmmaker used sound, music and visual mise-en-scene in the first thirty minutes to develop the mood and atmosphere of the Vietnam epic that paralleled Joseph Conrad’s somber novel, “Heart of Darkness.” Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Analysis of Raqing Bull
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An 8 page research paper that analyzes the film Raging Bull (directed by Martin Scorsese for United Artists), in which actor Robert De Niro gives a stellar performance as Jake La Motta, a middleweight prizefighter (Raging Bull, 1995). Ostensibly, the film is about Jake's boxing career, but a closer examination of this film reveals that the heart of the film focuses on how Jake handles his relationship to his wife, Vickie (Cathy Moriarty) and his brother Joey (Joe Pesci), as well as to the "degradation and defeat" that eventually "spiritually redeem him" (Raging Bull, 1995). In this analysis, the film's character structure, themes, cinematography, sound, image and symbolism and editing style, while also demonstrating how these various aspects of the film combine seamlessly to create an exemplary cinematic experience. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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Analysis of Scenes from “American Beauty,” “Taxi Driver,” “Thelma and Louise,” and “Do the Right Thing”
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An 8 page paper which examines a particular scene in terms of either mise-en-scene, slow-motion photography, camera angles, editing, manipulation of space, and sound, and relate the scene to the content of each of the films to explain how they are used to convey the directors’ thematic messages. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Analysis of the “The Heiress”
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This 5 page report discusses the 1949 movie “The Heiress” starring Olivia de Havilland (who won an Oscar for her performance) Montgomery Clift, and Ralph Richardson (who received an Oscar nomination). The movie was directed by the legendary William Wyler (he was also nominated for an Oscar) and demonstrates his great talent in terms of combining all elements of great movie-making from composition and staging to costuming. No additional sources.
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