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01990. WILD STRAWBERRIES AND SUMMER WISHES, WINTER DREAMS. A comparison of the Ingmar Bergman film with a Hollywood work by Gilbert Cates; the themes of emotional and romantic dresms of the past are reviewed, and Bergman's film praised and Cates' condemned. 3 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.
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01932. "THE EXORCIST": MOVIE AND NOVEL. A subjective critical scrutinization of the book and movie versions of the story of a girl possessed by the Devil. Both Peter Blatty's book and William Friedkin's movie are condemned as trite and inconsistent trash. 4 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.
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01208. SERGI EISENSTEIN. The Soviet film director's work and its contemporary relevance are considered in this study. Traces of the master's influence are found in modern films like The Graduate and The Godfather, and the particulars of his life and career are gone over. The essay also contains a brief discussion of his technical advances and cinematic innovations. 23 pages, 24 footnotes, 9 bibliographic sources.
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01105. TRUFFAUT FILM: "JULES AND JIM". Francois Truffaut's film about an amoral and emotional love triangle is reviewed, and the three principle characters are examined for their motivations and erotic polarities. An interesting view of the bohemian carefree existence of pre-war France and its end. 6 pages, 3 footnotes, 1 bibliographic source.
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00873. LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD BY ALAIN RESNAIS. The cinematographic innovations and complexities of plot in the French film are looked at. The exteriorization of thought and the theme of "unfreedom" are seen as a philosophical synthesis. 6 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.
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00627. THE FRENCH CONNECTION AND THE SINS OF LOVE. The skillful editing technique of the crime film is contrasted with the sloppy style and technique of a pornographic movie; nevertheless, the importance of content is upheld over sheer technique. 7 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.
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00626. JEAN-LUC GODARD’S “BREATHLESS”. A look at the Jean-Luc Godard film as an intellectual gangster film. Particular importance is attached to Godard's editing techniques such as the innovative jump-cut, the discontinuous shots, and the swinging camera. 7 pages, 4 footnotes, 3 bibliographic sources.
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00625. SOUND AND SILENT FILM. A cogent analysis of the differences in editing techniques for sound and silent films; the stylized, participatory nature of silent film is contrasted to the realistic, content-oriented sound film, in which editing is less important. 5 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.
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00532. BLACK CHARACTERS IN THE CINEMA. Focuses on the stereotypes that Blacks were forced into in the early movies. 8p., 0b. (notes in text.)
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00097. D. W. GRIFFITH. The great American movie director's life and art are outlined. The evolution of modern cinematic technique through experimentation is described, and the controversy of the depiction of blacks in "Birth of a Nation" is discussed in detail. 12 pages, 4 footnotes, 4 bibliographic sources.
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00004. BERKELEY RESEARCH. Berkeley Research, home of Academic Term Papers and Academic Research Papers, offers the Web's largest selection of research papers (more than 30,000) at the lowest price. We also feature quality custom papers written to your specifications. Visit our websites at: http:www.academicresearchpapers.com or http://www.academictermpapers.com. Telephone toll-free 1-800-777-7901. From outside the U.S. and Canada call 1-415-586-3900. DO NOT CLICK “ORDER” FOR THIS ENTRY!!
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00003. BERKELEY RESEARCH TERM PAPERS. Berkeley Research Term Papers, home of Academic Term Papers and Academic Research Papers, offers the Web's largest selection of research papers (more than 30,000) at the lowest price. We also feature quality custom papers written to your specifications. Visit our websites at: http:www.academicresearchpapers.com or http://www.academictermpapers.com. Telephone toll-free 1-800-777-7901. From outside the U.S. and Canada call 1-415-586-3900. DO NOT CLICK “ORDER” FOR THIS ENTRY!!
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53891. WOMEN AND DIRECTING IN FILMS. The history of women as filmmakers and workers in the film industry is seen as a story of discrimination and limited opportunities. Notable figures such as Dorothy Arzner, Lorenza Mazetti, and Eleanor Perry are mentioned, and the expanding opportunities for women are welcomed. 6p., 13f.:, 8b.
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53885. CITIZEN KANE. Cinematic advances made by Orson Welles in this landmark film are reviewed, including deep focus technique, use of non-actors, lighting effects, and the avoidance of exterior locations. 4 pages, 11 footnotes, 5 bibliographic sources.
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53875. THEATRICAL MAKE-UP. The history and technique of stage make-up is related, with comments on the influence of Greek, Etruscan and Roman masks and make-up. The trend toward realism in make-up is noted, and the work of figures such as Strenovsky, Factor, and Leichner is described. 7 pages, 10 footnotes, 4 bibliographic sources.
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53834. BERGMAN'S IMPACT ON FILM. The influence of the Swedish director's work on the concept of film as an art form is discussed. The elements of theatrical style, literary themes from Strindberg and images from a variety of sources are discussed in The Seventh Seal, The Clown's Evenings, and other early works. 10p.,0Of., 4b.
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53747. THREE FORMS OF FILM EDITING. A comparison of editing techniques in the work of D. W. Griffith, Eisenstein, Hitchcock and Resnais for uses of juxtaposition, montage, and temporal manipulation. 5 pages, 0 footnotes, 6 bibliographic sources.
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53629. THE THEME OF REVOLUTION IN LATIN AMERICAN FILMS. The theme of revolution in Latin American films is examined. Such artists as Sanjihes of Chile, Roacha of Brazil, Alea of Cuba, and Gleyzer of Mexico are reviewed in terms of their use of film as an agent of change in political consciousness. The Cinema Novo of Brazil and the Third World Cinematheque in Venezuela are also mentioned. 8 pages, 4 footnotes, 5 bibliographic sources.
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53577. GERMAN DOCUMENTARY FILMS TO 1945. The rise of the German Documentary is linked to the development of the Nazi propaganda machine which produced the works of Leni Riefenstahl under the direction of Goebbels. Triumph of the Will, Olympia, and other cruder propaganda pieces are looked at in detail. 10 pages, 26 footnotes, 6 bibliographic sources.
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53544. JACK NICHOLSON. The life and career of the popular film star are looked at, with an interesting side note on similarities between Nicholson's approach to film and Chekhov's approach to writing. 5 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.
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53468A. BERGMAN S THEOLOGY. The allegory of man and God in the films of Ingmar Bergman are described and discussed. The emphasis is on The Seventh Seal and The Virgin Spring. 5 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.
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53444. MYTHOLOGY AND FILM. The analysis of myth as language used by Levi-Strauss and Barthes is applied to the peculiar mythology of American films. Characters, settings, and plots are given a structural analysis, and the double structure of the romantic myth of the American myth is examined. 6p.; Sf.; 2b.
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53259. THE MAN WHO SPOT LIBERTY VALANCE. Director John Ford is seen as departing from the archtypal western in this film; the changes in Ford's characters, scenery, lighting and camera work are analyzed, and the development of the plot is viewed as atypical, representing the civilizing process as a power game. 15 pages, 7 footnotes, 4 bibliographic sources.
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53257. JOHN FORD'S THE SEARCHERS. A detailed study of Ford's film as the archetypal western story; the characterization, plot and symbolism of the interrelation of Indians, Mexicans and whites is looked at, and Ford's views of women snd his "self-made man" as hero are examined. 15 pages, 5 footnotes, 4 bibliographic sources.
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53230. INGMAR BERGMAN AND EXISTENTIALISM. Bergman's heroes are seen as existential protagonists battling against a merciless God. The concepts of death, free choice, and God are looked at in The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries and The Virgin Spring. 4 pages, 3 footnotes, 2 bibliographic sources.
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53147. BLACK FILMS AS PSYCHOLOGICALLY DETRIMENTAL. Heavy criticism of films such as Shaft, which present false image based in white culture. 6 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.
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52737. NO MORE BEAUTY IN THE BEAST. A brief study of the moods and plots of such films as Frankenstein, Dracula and others; the classic horror films are held up as the best. 3 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.
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52644B. EISENSTEIN, PUDOVKIN AND DOVZHENKO. Three major figures of the Russian cinema are looked at for their work between 1920 and 1930; their political and social themes, and the newsreel work of Shub and Vertov, are looked at. 7 pages, 11 footnotes, 5 bibliographic sources.
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52604. FROM WARM BLOOD TO COLD, THE SCREEN DETECTIVE. A chronological synopsis of the dehumanization of the film detective, looking at the detectives of the silents, the 30's, 40's, and 50's and 60's, the private eye is seen progressing from an investigator to a cold-blood killer. 7 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.
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52578. LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD. A discussion of the time continuum seen in Alain Resnais' experimental film; the detailed study of the editing and shifting scenes of the French director's puzzling film on the ambiguities of memory and love. 5 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.
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52344. THE FILMS OF FRITZ LANG. A survey of the background and technical structure of the films directed by Lang, beginning with Fury and Spies and continuing to the Dr. Mabuse films and his most famous works, M and Metropolis; Lang's view of society, his condemnation of Nazism, and his use of special effects and surrealism are studied. 9 pages, 5 footnotes, 4 bibliographic sources.
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52216. THIS SPORTING LIFE. A critical analysis of Lindsay Anderson's film about a rugby player's life; acting style, cinematic technique, social significance and the exposition of the screenplay are looked at from psychological standards. 8 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.
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52047. THE BIRTH OF A NATION. Elements of fantasy and reality in D. W. Griffith's epic are examined, with particular reference to the exploitation of blacks in the name of historical realism. 6 pages, 4 footnotes, 6 bibliographic sources.
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51970. EXPLOITATION THROUGH THE "NEW" BLACK FILMS. How films such as Shaft and Superfly exploit Blacks by holding up false images. 8p., Of., 7b.
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51865. PROPAGANDA IN FILMS AND AMERICA'S ENTRY INTO WORLD WAR I. Basic overview of how films were part of pro Allied sentiments among American elites, leading to our entry into W.W.I. 6 pages, 8 footnotes, 6 bibliographic sources.
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51776. THE FILM THEORIES OF ARNHEIM AND EISENSTEIN. A comparison of the theoretical work of Sergei Eisenstein, the Soviet director, and Rudolf Arnheim, the academic critic. Principles of montage, the illusion of time and the limitations of the medium are all discussed, with a note on Zinneman's High Noon. 5p., 0t., 0b.
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51602. THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE MOVIES. The beginnings of cinema are examined, with comments on Edison, Chaplin, Griffith, and other key figures of the silent era, as well as foreign directors of the early years. 3 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.
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16103. THE SERVANT. The resolution of meaning and the importance of lordship and bondage in Joseph Losey's film are considered, and the philosophical paradox of the theme is related to the work of Hegel and Rousseau. 4 pages, 4 footnotes, 3 bibliographic sources.
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