The Question of Morality Film Noir

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Summaries   |   04/11/2008   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «The Question of Morality Film Noir Moral ambiguity is a central theme in John Huston s film The Maltese Falcon (1941) and in Billy Wilder s film Double ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The film The Maltese Falcon. Spade's motives . Spade's decision to turn Brigid over to the authorities. Neff's wounded state . The moral distinctions in James M. Cain's novel . Conclusion. Works consulted....»

The Issue of Hope and Redemption in Film Noir: Living Day-to-Day in the Present, or Living for the Future?

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Summaries   |   04/11/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « look and dialogue so that her question Well, don male characters wrestle with issues of morality and for Schrader, Paul, Notes on Film Noir, Film Comment 9, no ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Director Abraham Polonsky's film Force of Evil . The character of Phyllis Dietrichson . Camera focus during Neff and Phyllis' talk on accident insurance. Conclusion. Works consulted....»

The representation of American teenagers in films during the 1950s and 1990s

Arts & media   |   Film studies   |   Term papers   |   01/12/2009   |   .doc   |   13 pages
Document abstract : « where he famously replied to the question , what are These values and traditional morality do not apply to Richard Linklater, director of the film Slacker (1991 ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Rebel Without a Cause.. Juvenile delinquency and Ephebiphobia.. Trend created by the highly mediated increase of juvenile delinquency.. The suburban environment of Rebel Without a Cause.. Dean's representation of the American...»

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