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The film Philomena, directed by Stephen Frears, brings to light only a portion of the injustices faced by unwed mothers in Ireland during the mid-late 1900’s. Due to such heavy religious regard in the State, if any girl was to get pregnant outside of wedlock, she would be forced to leave her home and live in a convent, referred to as mother-and-baby homes, where she would endure many sufferings which were hidden from the public eye. Among these miseries, the most heartbreaking one would be the constant

they could be considered a film auteur. How can Alfred Hitchcock be considered a Film Auteur? In order for to find out if Alfred Hitchcock can be considered a film auteur, one must first find out what is the true meaning of a film auteur. The term film auteur was coined from a theory developed by Andrew Sarris, a film critic for which was the auteur theory, a theory in which the director is viewed as the creative force in a motion picture. This means that the director has to have a distinguishable

The Cove: Analysis of Rhetorical and Cinematic Strategies The general reason for a documentary is to put forth factual information while attempting to convince the viewing audience of a specific point of view. The film crew behind ‘The Cove’ does this in a way that is informative and accurate, while presenting the information in a manner that allows the viewer to draw their own opinions. ‘The Cove’ follows famous Dolphin Trainer-turned-activist Ric O’Barrey into the dangerous land of Taiji, Japan

marked a decline in movies featuring black actors and a lack of black directors, the mid 1980’s through the 1990’s invited a new generation of filmmakers and rappers, engaging with the “New Jack” image, transforming the Ghettos of yesteryears into the hood of today. A major director that emerged during this time was Spike Lee. According to Paula Massood’s book titled, Black City Cinema, African American Urban Experiences in Film, “…Lee not only transformed African American city spaces and black filmmaking

Spike Lee is an impeccable film director and actor. He receives a lot of backlash due to the topics he addresses in his films. Spike Lee is known for dealing with controversial issues within is film. Some of those issues depicted in his films were politics, urban violence, and racism. Spike Lee's famous films that displays these controversial issues are: A Spike Lee Joint, Bamboozled, and 25th hour, Do The Right Thing. I noticed familiar faces from both films and I could see a pattern within his

American film director, producer, and actor Martin Scorsese has been developing award winning films for over 50 years. Specifically, the production of Goodfellas, Gangs of New York, and Wolf of Wall Street exemplify his expertise through cinematography, acting, and style. Through his specific choice of actors, Scorsese develops realistic films which resemble past events. Also, through making historically accurate films, Scorsese allows for the film to be relatable and realistic. By using narration

An auteur is a director that influences their films so that they can be considered as an author. Quentin Tarantino is considered an author through his unique directorial film style, examples of Tarantino’s directorial film style are; his use of camera work especially with extreme close-ups, bloody violence, and long drawn-out scenes. We have studied Quentin Tarantino’s 2012 film Django Unchained, as well as Tarantino’s first box office movie Reservoir Dogs to analyse. Quentin Tarantino uses camera

Big Fish, and the Film For the past few weeks, I have analyzed the storytelling style of the book and film Big Fish. The biggest difference I noticed was that I thought that the book focused more on the telling of Edwards inane stories, while the film was mostly centered around character development and relationships. I also think that while the book was very euphoric and felt like a children’s bedtime story, the film took a much more

The First of Many Masterpieces Plot The film Thirty-Nine Steps is a brilliant adaptation of the adventurous but complicated novel written by Scottish author John Buchan. Director Alfred Hitchcock tells the story of central protagonist Richard Hanney, (played by Robert Donat) a Canadian visitor in 1930’s London who sets off on an intense journey to prove his innocence. After shots are fired, Richard takes beautiful Annabelle Smith (played by Lucie Mannheim) back to his flat where she reveals she

” Kenneth Branagh adapted the play into a film. The film is a four hour unabridged version of the play. It has some great actors and actresses such as, Derek Jacobi and, Julie Christie and Kenneth Branagh who is the director. He also play the role of Hamlet in the film. One of the themes of Hamlet is the deep connection between the state of the royal family, and the state of Denmark. Everything seems to be connected in Hamlet. In the beginning of the film it mainly focuses on the anxiety in the country