Uta Hagen: Appearances In Film And Film

Women’s roles in movies have changed dramatically throughout the years. As a result of the changing societal norms, women have experienced more transition in their roles than any other class. During the period of classical Hollywood cinema, both society and the film industry preached that women should be dependent on men and remain in home in order to guarantee stability in the community and the family. Women did not have predominated roles in movies such as being the heroin. The 1940’s film Gilda wasn’t an exception. In Gilda, the female character mainly had two different stereotypes. The female character was first stereotyped as a sex object and the second stereotyped as a scorned woman who has to be punished.

Among some of the well-remembered film appearances which garland played, one of the most famous role was acting as Dorothy in the movie the wizard of Oz back in 1939. She has been involved in record breaking

In the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare, there were many important characters just like Hamlet who show up in more than three-fourths of the play; but there are also characters that don’t necessarily show up as much but still have a strong role. One of the characters that didn’t get as much screen time but was still important was Ophelia. Ophelia was a sister, girlfriend, and daughter that so many people loved. Therefore, Despite the lack of presence of Ophelia, she ultimately played a big role in the lives of a lot of the characters.

Ophelia from the play “Shakespeare” plays an important female role. She is a beautiful young woman with innocence. She deals with struggles that most young women don’t have to deal with. Ophelia changes immensely throughout the play. Ophelia is torn between Hamlet and her family, causing conflict with both relationships and affecting her thought process to drive her mentally insane.

To find this information I need to further explore Ophelia’s role in the play, how she is shown in art and literature, how this has changed over time and how do historians explain this. To do this I will need to look at a range of sources that show how historians and artists portray Ophelia, articles of how and why historians think that her representation has changed so dramatically over time and what people today think of

The actress appeared in the cult classic Rocky Horror Picture Show as "Janet" who becomes involved with Dr Frankfurter. Her appearance in the film, bolted her to instant fame and stardom.

Elaine Stritch was born on February 2, 1925 in Detroit, Michigan. She was the youngest daughters of George Joseph and Mildred J Stritch. When Stritch was 17, she decided to attend the New School in New York to learn acting. She did variety of stage works in order to pursue her dream, and she eventually had her first debut in a children’s play Bobino in 1944 (Brumburgh.) Her talent finally bore fruit when she made it to Broadway two years later in 1946. Her early productions on Broadway were Made in Heaven (1946,) Loco (1946,) Angel in the Wings (1947,) and Pal Joey (1952.) With her incredible performance in Bus Stop, she received her first Tony nomination in 1955 (Elaine Stritch Biography.) Stritch

Mary Catherine Bolton (afterwards Lady Thurlow) (1790-1830) as Ophelia in 1813, opposite John Philip Kemble's Hamlet

Bernadette Peters performed in musicals when she was a child. She became a atctress when she was a teenager in the 60’s but in the 70’s she started to do films on tv and other popular sources of entertainment. She has been in many different musicals including mack and label, sunday in the park with george, song and dance, into the

Gregory Ratoff’s, Something to Shout About, in 1943. She accepted the role and was billed as Lily

Until the 1970’s, female heroines were almost unheard of in movies or television shows. Then, the science fiction genre gained popularity and Star Wars followed. Men and women alike were interested in the films and story. Princess Leia was not the generic damsel in distress, but instead was a quick-thinking soldier for the rebel forces. Soon, fans and authors began to fill in the gaps before, between, and after the movies. Female fans went from having just Princess Leia and a few female side characters to many characters in the written expanded universe. During this time, the prequel movies were announced, and many fans were at first excited and then disappointed. The newer movies did not live up to the original trilogy. Also, female fans were more disappointed to receive Padmè while the main heroes were again male characters. Finally, Star Wars Episode VII, later known as The Force Awakens, was announced.

“Show me a great actor and I’ll show you a lousy husband; show me a great actress and you’ve seen the devil.”

Hamlet, a tragedy written by William Shakespeare in the 16th century, has been subject to evaluation for centuries. Each character has been broken down and analyzed. The psychology of each character has been examined. Every relationship has been studied to find more answer surrounding the play. Harold Bloom and Sigmund Freud have examined it extensively. Scholars have dissected all parts of the play. One character that has recently been analyzed more and more is Ophelia. She has been defended by feminists and criticized by many who believed she was mad. In their article and revisions, “Representing Ophelia: Women, Madness, and the Responsibilities of Feminist Criticism,” from Shakespeare and the Question of Theory, edited by Patricia

World War II had a lot of victims all around the world. For instance, Audrey Hepburn was one of them whose life changed after being a victim of Nazi occupation as a child. She was born on 4 may 1992 in Brussels, Belgium. After ten years World War II started. During the Dutch famine in 1944, Nazis confiscated the limited amount of Dutch food. Audrey suffered from malnutrition. She had underground activities to prepare food for people.In 1951 she worked as a model and actress. For more than 37 years she presented in many movies. After that, she became one of the ambassadors of UNICEF. She traveled to many countries like Africa, south Asia, the fear of dying, helpless children consumed her during her mission for UNICEF. In late 1992 she

Ophelia is another one of Shakespeare’s tragic victims. Throughout the years, her character has been analyzed in a multitude of ways. Arguably being one of the main characters in Hamlet, Ophelia is known for being one of the least developed. In her literary criticism piece, Representing Ophelia: Women, Madness, and the Responsibilities of Feminist Criticism, Elaine Showalter goes through countless interpretations of Ophelia’s character.