The Wicker Man: Challenging the Audience, Transcending the Genre

Arts & media   |   Film studies   |   Term papers   |   11/19/2007   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « Naked young girls dance over open flames in hopes of increasing their fertility, and boys fool he is dressed as Mr. Punch as they lead him to his fiery death. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The begining of the film. The character of Sgt. Howie . Mysterious traditions. The cornerstones of The Wicker Man . Its representations of Christianity and the pagan based ideology . Sgt. Howie as the laughable prude. Conclusion. Works...»

Women in the films of Jean-Luc Godard

Arts & media   |   Film studies   |   Presentation   |   11/17/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « rather than fun and escape she brings violence, betrayal, and, somewhat indirectly, death. We watch her dance around a pool room, trying vainly to attract the ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. women - represented as beauty and mystery.. The first trend in Godard's depiction of women in his early work.. The most violent betrayal by a woman in the films of the sixties.. Godard and female sexuality specifically in relation to...»

Dark comedy in the films of Joel and Ethan Coen

Arts & media   |   Film studies   |   Presentation   |   12/18/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « film their characters must battle the lowest of humanity: murder, theft, death, robberies, kidnapping rent to the Dude after inviting him to see his dance cycle ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The landscape of Fargo.. The humor in Jerry.. The kidnapping.. Gaear's murder of a state trooper and two innocent bystanders.. The Big Lebowski.. The destruction of the Dude's carpet.. The relationship between Donny and...»

Ibsen's A Doll House An Analysis

Arts & media   |   Film studies   |   Presentation   |   04/14/2008   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : « It's called the Tarantella, and it is a wild dance meant to mirror the way humans react while in the throes of death after being bitten by a tarantula. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Ideas and action. Characters Nora. Super-objective. Will. Obstacles. Torvald. Super-objective. Will. Obstacles. Krogstad. Super-objective. Will. Obstacles. Given circumstances. The world of the play. Images, metaphors and symbol...»

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