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Hairspray
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This 8 – page paper discusses Waters and his film Hairspray, how it breaks the rules, and what meaning Waters gave to it by making it as he did. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: HVWaters.rtf

Hamlet and Ofelia and the Threats They Face
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This 4 page paper discusses Shakespeare’s Hamlet and the character Ofelia from the film “Pan’s Labyrinth,” and argues that the are both threatened by powerful step-parents, and that they escape from a painful reality by constructing fantasy worlds. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: HVHamOfe.rtf

Hamlet/3 Visions
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A 20 page research paper that contrasts and compares 3 film versions of Shakespeare's Hamlet, which are directed by Laurence Olivier (1948), Kenneth Branagh (1997) and Franco Zeffirelli (1990). The writer discusses how each director shaped his vision of Hamlet using the tools of cinematography, particularly focusing on what scenes were chosen for inclusion and which were cut. (Branagh does the whole play, 4 hours, uncut.). Specific scenes are contrasted, as well as offering a general overview of each film. The writer concludes with personal observations and preferences. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: kh3hams.rtf

Hamlet/Michael Almereyda
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A 3 page review of director Michael Almereyda's modern day adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet. The writer argues that this film offers some fresh insight into the classic tale of death and intrigue. However, to get to these insights, the audience has to accept the incongruent nature of Elizabethan dialogue set in current day Manhattan. Claudius and Gertrude preside over the Denmark Corporation and the eloquence of Hamlet's "To be or not to be" soliloquy is mumbled in the action aisle at the local Blockbuster. Analysis of this film demonstrates that this version of Hamlet has its moments, but unfortunately the film as a whole is not consistent. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khhamalm.rtf

Hannibal Lecter as Hero
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A 4 page essay, research paper that discusses Joseph Campbell’s observations concerning the significance and similarities of archetypes, which are used consistently throughout the world’s mythologies and how this perspective can be used to gain insight into the meaning of characters in modern cinematic storytelling, specifically the 1991 film “The Silence of the Lambs.” Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khjchlec.rtf

Hans Richter: “Ghosts before Breakfast”
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This 3 page paper analyzes the 1927 film by Hans Richter, a short that is a good example of Dadaism in cinema. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: HVRichtr.rtf

Haskel Wexler’s “Medium Cool”
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This 5 page report discusses the 1969 movie “Medium Cool” that was directed by Haskel Wexler and tells the story of a television news cameraman, played by Robert Forster, recording the events and people of the turbulent Democratic Convention of 1968 in Chicago and the resulting street riot. Wexler masterfully wove in live footage of the events in Chicago with the actions of his actors causing the movie to have something that feels like the combination of a historical documentary and a surrealist “art” film. The film is also viewed from the perspectives of cognitive theory and behaviorism. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: BWmedcoo.wps

Haunting in Billy Wilder’s Film Sunset Boulevard and Chris Marker’s La Jetee
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In eleven pages this paper the significance of haunting in these films and how it is developed by each thematically and aesthetically. Three sources are listed in the bibliography.
Filename: TGfilmhaunt.rtf

Hayao Miyazaki’s “My Neighbor Totoro” and “Kiki’s Delivery Service”
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This 6 page report discusses two movies by Hayao Miyazaki, one of Japan’s leading if not the leading animator. Miyazaki’s movies are exceedingly imaginative, and beautifully realized animated adventures. They have no musical numbers, no wacky animal sidekicks, no tidy resolutions, and no tie-in toys. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWhayao.wps

Haydn and Schumann Comparison
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An 8 page paper that compares Haydn's String Quartet Op. 76, No. 4, second movement and Robert Schumann's "Scenes from Childhood," No. 13, "The Poet Speaks." In doing so, the writer explores how theses works fit into music history, which composer took a classical approach, which took a romantic, and how these eras are defined. Biography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khhaysch.rtf