Direct Cinema

Analysis of German Film "Run Lola Run" Run Lola Run, is a German film about a twenty-something woman (Lola) who has 20 minutes to find $100,000 or her love (Manni) will be killed. The search for the money is played through once with a fatal ending and one would think the movie was over but then it is shown again as if it had happened ten seconds later and changed everything. It is then played out one last time. After the first and second sequence, there is a red hued, narrative bridge

The Use of Narrative in Film The use of Narrative in film and other forms of media is commonplace; it has become such that the media viewer has not only come to expect it but rely on it somewhat. There are two elements in narrative film today that combine in the engaging of the audience; 'story' and 'production' elements. One example in the Australian film industry of the use of production and story elements in such a way as to engage the audiences' attention is the film 'Two Hands'. The

For our second assignment, we are assigned to watch one international film and study it thereafter. We are to identify its genre and its particular conventions such as themes, sub-themes and etc. However, the main idea of this assignment is the film theory. We are to apply one of the nine film theories into our film choices and analyze it thoroughly in terms of mise-en scene, narrative structure, character interaction and any other criteria. For our film selection, we have gone through and watched

of Gallipoli through the Australian's feelings towards the event using pre-existing myths to portray this tragedy of war. Gallipoli was directed by Peter Weir, an Australian film director. After playing the leading role in the Australian New Wave cinema with his films such as Picnic at Hanging Rock, The Last Wave and Gallipoli, Weir directed a diverse group of American and International films – many on them major box office hits – including the Academy Award nominees. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallipoli_(1981_film)

Using the Rosenbaum-Ford debate I will be analyzing how Abbas Kiarostami’s 1997 film Taste of Cherry’s epilogue and final scene comment on post-revolutionary Iran using the open image as well as how each has argued on what the scenes have achieved in relation to the rest of the film. The film has been mostly well received by international critics winning a Palme d’OR at Cannes but not so much in Iran as many felt it had problematic images of the society of the time. It follows the protagonist

(1) BUDGET First released on 18 January 2014 at Sundance Film Festival,, Love is Strange is directed by Ira Sachs and written by Ira Sachs and Mauricio Zacharias, depicting a love story between two old men, who live in New York City. The film is produced by seven companies, which is Parts and labor, in association with Palior House Production, Film50 and Mutressa Movies as well as RT Features, and Charlie Guidance, Mn...Buttered Panini Productions. The film’s distributors account for 15 companies

Requirements for Indian cinema has been one of the most dominant and distinguishing features of the subcontinent’s culture for the past sixty years. I am here to discuss, the ways in which cinemas in India have evolved from ancient times. How the tradition is changing and that Indian movies are not just- dance, music and colors, but much more meaningful than that. Nationalism and Nations are invented traditions and there is an inherent relationship between Indian Cinema and nationalism. It depicts

including the third floor windows were retained (Heller 2015, p 12). The new building walls were finished in smooth white stucco, as can be seen in Fig 11. The cinema complex is accessible via the third floor of the Santa Monica Place courtyard through glass entry doors. Evolution is also seen through the materiality used in the cinemas. The Egyptian decor consisted of soft reds, blues, and yellows. The screen was framed by four, giant pillars 1.4 m wide and 6 m high, their surfaces painted and

Essay Question: Discuss the ways in which masculinity is constructed in Gallipoli and / or First Blood? What codes and norms of gender are used to construct masculinity in the film(s)? The perception of masculinity within Australian films is a reflection of our society’s views and opinions of what it is to be considered masculine. It is continually reinforced in our society by the constructions of the male character in movies, just like Archie and Frank, in Gallipoli and particular male figures

some believe that it should not hold the title of it being the first film because the cameraman was a British nationalist, who filmed the film in Britan. The film was also just a recording of a popular play. Dadasaheb Phalke, named the father of cinema produced the first full-length motion picture. He brought scholarly and cultural aspects to his films. His first film consisted of males playing the female roles. This marked the