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Capulets, which is the same as Luhrmann’s reenactment. At the beginning of the Luhrmann film, the prologue is stated unedited from Shakespeare’s words. The Zeffirelli version has the prologue at the beginning, equally unedited. In each film, the first scene is a fight between multiple side characters of the Montague and Capulet family. In summary, there are multiple similarities between the 1968 Zeffirelli and 1997 Luhrmann version of Romeo

The setting of the film is one of the many central characteristics in filming, as it creates, provides and heavily influences the theme, mood and sense of the movie. The Scandinavian region comprises the kingdoms of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden which offers a scenery such as deep dark forest, silent landscapes, freezing and challenging waters, long and chilly winters and midnight sun. These create a perfect setting for the three Scandinavian films: Insomnia (1997), Let the Right One In (2008), and

A film Star is a performer whose presence in a film can assure BOX-OFFICE success and who generates interest in his or her life beyond film roles; that is being used as a marketable commodity to promote a film for the attention of the audience. (Blandford et al., 2000,p. 224). According to (Cook, 2007, p.111) Stardom is a person or an image with particular characteristics (talent, beauty, glamour, charisma) but with a complex set of cultural processes. This come to reason why producer take time

thought of by the director before and during the making of the film. I have been looking at Baz Luhrman's Romeo and Juliet and Franco Zeferelli's Romeo and Juliet. The budget for Franco Zeferelli's film had a much smaller budget than Baz Luhrmans did. This was because the film industry didn't really want Romeo and Juliet to be brought out at

The Scottish and International Film Industry's Contribution to the Development of Scottish Identity in the Last Part of the Twentieth Century When people hear the word 'Scotland' there is, as said by C McArthur (2003:59)'Diverse images and narratives right down to particular words and phrases that immediately come into their head'. These images may it be of tartan, misty landscapes, bagpipes or castles contribute to how Scotland is portrayed and create what is known as a Scottish

art forms. One popular form is film. However, the films are all very different. The 1968 Franco Zeffirelli version of Romeo and Juliet varies from 1997 Baz Luhrmann version called William Shakespeare´s Romeo and Juliet. The balcony scene in each movie highlights the differences. These scenes differ in setting, costume, and music. The first way they're different is with the setting. In the Zeffirelli version, the balcony is wrapped all around the house, in the 1997 version, the balcony is only a

from Tennessee. Quentin moved with his mother to Torrance, California, when he was four years old” (Biography). Quentin Tarantino is now known for his unique style, extreme violence, and Tarantino often makes up brands for his films such as “Big Kahuna Burger” in his film “Pulp Fiction,” and Tarantino has been said to create his own companies because of his dislike for product placement. Tarantino has written, directed and even co-starred in many successful works that he has produced, but his style

The Critic Review Gattaca (1997) is a fantasy/drama/science-fiction film like no other. It is probably one of the finest films of all time. Gattaca is a film that triggers the imagination of filmmakers and pushes our imaginations beyond our beliefs. It foreshadows the possible outcomes of the near future. The possibility of genetically engineering human beings is a concept that has been considered and could become a reality. That is the beauty of science-fiction films, the hope that these events

Over the last decade, while the U.S. based Eastman Kodak Company was sleeping, the Japanese firm Fuji Photo Film opened its first film-production plant in the U.S., cut prices, marketed aggressively and stole valuable market share. Kodak maintains that it will not engage in a price war to win customers back, due to potential profit erosion. The inroads that Fuji has made

In this essay I will identify and discuss two corresponding Gothic elements that are present in the play, Dr Faustus and the film, The Devil’s Advocate. I will also refer to how these elements add to the abjection of the main character. The corresponding Gothic elements that I will use is Evil Deeds Leading to the Downfall of a character and also Passion-Drive, Willful Villain-Hero or Villain. In the play Dr Faustus; Faustus is a clever scholar from Germany, whose desire for knowledge and wealth