Elia Kazan's 'A Streetcar Named Desire'
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A 4 page analysis of Kazan's movie (based on Tennessee Williams' play) which discusses the probability, plausibility, and consistency of their actions in regards to the individual characteristics assigned to them. The paper also provides references to how the actors hired helped establish the characters' roles. No additional sources cited.
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Tchaikovsky's Ballet Music (Russian)
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5 pages analytically discussing the creation, performance, and performing arts science behind the classics 'Swan Lake' and 'Nutcracker Suite' by Tchaikovsky. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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A Formalism Approach to “Titanic”
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This 5 page report discusses the movie “Titanic” and interprets its major themes from the formalism approach. Literary formalism virtually always encompasses stories of epic proportions and certainly the story of Jack and Rose, situated against the background of one of the modern world’s most dramatic disasters, serves as an example of such. From the perspective of formalism, it is important to interpret James Cameron’s blockbuster movie “Titanic” as an exercise in both symbology for great passion and romance, as well as an understanding of the hero’s (or heroine’s) epic journey in self-discovery and personal awareness and understanding of the world in which he or she exists. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Analysis of Titanic
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This 5 page paper discusses the 1998 film Titanic, primarily in terms of the role camera angles played in reinforcing scenes. One scene is analyzed in detail and the entire film is briefly discussed as well. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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The Titanic
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A 3 page film synopsis of James Cameron's landmark 1998 film. The paper provides a basic outline of the plot, as well as pointing out its major historical and philosophical points. No additional sources cited.
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Titanic (1997) Analyzed
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This 5 page argumentative research paper examines James Cameron's 1997 epic, Titanic. Specifically discussed are what made the latest retelling of the 1912 disaster such a huge hit, while the earlier films, though respectable in their own right, seem to have fallen short in comparison. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Citizen Kane / Film Production Analysis
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A 9 page discussion of camera, angle, use of time, characterization, and various other key production elements in the film 'Citizen Kane.' One additional source is cited and listed as a bibliographic reference.
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Broadway Play Review of 'The Blue Room'
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A 2 page review of the Broadway play that originated in London. Directed by Sam Mendes of 'Cabaret' revival fame, 'The Blue Room' portrays the darker side of sex as mechanical activity in an existential view of futility of human interaction. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Existentialism In Film Analyzed
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This 10 page research paper examines the way in which the popular twentieth-century philosophy, existentialism, and its preoccupation with the human condition was explored in world cinema. Specifically discussed are Akira Kurosawa's 1952 film, Ikiru, and Ingmar Bergman's 1957 film, Wild Strawberries. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Igmar Bergman's 'Persona' & Existentialism
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Approximately 17 pages detailing the presence and role played by existentialism in Igmar Bergman's 'Persona.' Included background discussion of Bergman's life & other works as well. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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The Story of Pocahontas: Matoaka or a Cartoon Character
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This 6 page report discusses the legend of Pocahontas (real name “Matoaka”) and compares the Disney animated movie version of it and her actual story. Was Pocahontas a brave young women who defied her father to save the life of the foreigner chief John Smith? Or is the story simply a myth, given new credence by the Disney Corporation that serves only to strengthen white Americans’ simplistic perception of good Indians and bad Indians? How has history been modified to make it more palatable as “entertainment”? Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Film Analysis / Hamburger Hill - An Accurate Depiction of War In Vietnam?
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A 5 page paper discussing the film in relation to the reality of actual events. Reviewers found several production mistakes within the film and labeled the acting as lacking, but many vets still refer people to the film rather than to answer questions in detail, even 30 years after the fact. The difficulty rests in knowing that it depicts reality far too faithfully so that many vets cannot bear to watch it, and those who were present direct questioning people to the film, thereby repelling unwelcome questions. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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