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Film and Culture
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A 5 page research paper that examines three silent films -- The Battleship Potemkin, a Russian montage film; Metropolis, a German Expressionism film; and The Smiling Madam Beudet, a French Impressionism film. The writer argues that these films not only have historical and artistic significance, but they also communicate, to a certain degree, the cultural experience of their different cultures at that point in time. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khsifilm.wps

Film and Social Violence
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A 4 page paper which discusses and examines how much films influence social violence. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: RAheston.rtf

Film and the Shaping of Stereotypes
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A 3 page paper which examines the films “Enter the Dragon” (1973) and “Harold and Kumar Go to Whitecastle” (2004) and how they may stereotype Asians. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: RAwhcst.rtf

Film as Art/Citizen Kane
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A 4 page essay that describes and analyzes the movie Citizen Kane as art. Citizen Kane (RKO, 1941) is Orson Welles' masterpiece. Welles produced and directed the film, as well as performing in its starring role. A dark comment on the nature of modern society and the corrupting influence of materialism, this film qualifies as art on several levels. First and foremost, it is an example of superb storytelling that conveys profound truths about the human condition. Secondly, the film advanced the cinematography to an extraordinary degree. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khkanart.rtf

Film as Artistic Expression
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A five page paper which looks at the way in which artistic expression is conveyed through film, and the ways in which the final form is dictated by the individual perspective, the consumerist bias of audience expectation, and the strictures of state censorship. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: JLartfilm.wps

Film As Poetry / The Work of Andrei Tarkovsky
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A 100 page research paper which argues that the films of director Andrei Tarkovsky is best understood as visual poetry rather then as films told in the usual narrative tradition. In order to effectively argue this position, the writer first presents a history of the cinema, a brief history of poetry, and a detailed look at the career of Andrei Tarkovsky. Bibliography lists 22 sources.
Filename: Poetfilm.wps

Film Classics/Cat, Best Man and Mockingbird
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: A 9 page research paper that analyzes 3 films: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), The Best Man (1964) and To Kill a Mockingbird (1962). The writer discusses what makes these films "classic" and argues that it is because there is a certain synergy occurs between the elements of film, that is, the acting, screen play, direction, cinematography, etc., and the manner in which conflicts, social issues and human values are presented. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: khfilmcl.rtf

Film Comedy / From Charlie Chaplin To Woody Allen Analyzed
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This 5 page research paper examines the evolution of motion picture comedy by discussing the major works of Charles Chaplin, The Three Stooges, Buster Keaton, the Marx Brothers and Woody Allen. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: Comedy.wps

Film Comedy:
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This 5 page paper explores the history of film comedy by examining two films produced prior to 1980 and another produced prior to 1960. Other film examples are also mentioned and discussed. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: GSComedy.rtf

Film Comparison/ Sacrifice, Stalker, and Daughters of the Dust
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An 8 page essay that reviews and analyzes three movies - The Sacrifice(1988) and Stalker (1979) by Tarkovsky and Daughters of the Dust (1992) by Dash. The writer argues that, in previous eras, individuals with an artistic vision had two mediums in which to express themselves—art or literature. The twentieth century has witnessed the blossoming of a third choice—cinema. The writer maintains that there are numerous examples of twentieth century film makers who manipulate light, color, words and music in such a way as to create art that rivals the finest paintings and literature for the way that it can move the human soul. No sources cited.
Filename: 99artflm.rtf