Luc Montagnier

t-cells within the human body. Instead of a celebration for this big discovery in modern medicine, Dr. Gallo is greeted with a four year investigation into his work on the presumption that Dr. Gallo stole the work from an independent doctor named Luc Montagnier of the

New currents in European cinema began to arise in the nineteen eighties. Globalization radically impacted the form and content of cinema much in the same way that it reshaped politics and economics. With the formation of the European Union, the destruction of the fracturing of the Soviet Republic, and the advent of the internet, artistic sensibilities began to blur across country lines. This is not to say that nations ceased to have their specific cultural relevancy within their films. Rather, they

Mise-en-scene, Cinematography and Sound in the Film Leon (Luc Besson) 1994 In the opening sequence of Leon, Besson uses a travelling aerial shot of a lake followed by a huge park, which is finally dominated by huge, cosmopolitan skyscrapers. The camera rests here to show the contrast in jungle and urban life. We then enter the urban city, where several travelling shots going through the streets are used giving an apparent sense of setting and location. The added use of non-diagetic

Outcome: A total of 74 members of Order of the Solar Temple died from various mass murder-suicides between 1994 and 1997 in Switzerland, Canada and France. The first known instance was the murder of Tony Dutroit and his wife and son. Dutroit was a member of the cult, but spoke out against it upon realising its hypocrisy and deception and left. Soon after, he, his wife Nicky and son Emmanuel were the victims of a grisly murder in Morin Heights, Québec, committed by members of the cult. It was believed

In Andrew O. Thompson’s ‘Astral Grandeur’, ASC discusses the work and mentality of French director Luc Besson and his work on the The Fifth Element (1997). The article, within its’ four pages, interviews both Besson and his director of cinematography, Thierry Arbogast, on the collaboration in the look for each frame and the desired look that Besson wanted for the 90s hit. Thompson learns that unlike his other films within the last two decades before it, Besson desired a ‘comic-book’ atmosphere for

Director Luc Besson’s 1997 film “The Fifth Element” is an incredibly imaginative futuristic film depicting the cycle of good and evil and the human factor involved with the infinite battle. Besson carefully constructs this film to provide a human feeling to the film, providing emotional gateways and glimpses of a character’s intentions or purpose using frequent symbolism. In addition to symbolism the use of vibrant color and lighting, or the lack of, is carefully considered within each shot which

for help. The movie falls into the crime, thriller and drama genres. Providing well-balanced attention to all three throughout. This plays into the movie's overall feel, that being European with an undertone of Hollywood. Coming from French filmmaker Luc Besson It is no wonder the pacing of action among drama appears very selective and not reflective of Hollywood action movies in terms of narrative or characterisation which is often supplemented for spectacular visuals. Instead, we see Besson’s work

The Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “The Measure of a Man” makes a compelling argument on androids and the mind/body problem. The episode is about Lt. Commander Data who is an android who acts identically to human behavior. Data is put on trial to find out if he should have human rights or if he is considered property of Starfleet. The episode makes interesting points as to what qualifies a person of having a mind and soul. William Hasker uses multiple categories to list out the different

(Jean Renoir, 1939) is a classic example of French Poetic realism that depicts the disillusionment in society and government politics by a generation already traumatized by the monumental loss of human life during the First World War. Breathless (Jean Luc Godard, 1960), one of Jean

“This Blessed House” is a story that focuses on two distinct characters that have a different perception about each other and their religious values. Sanjeev and Twinkle is a Hindu couple in an arranged marriage; these characters represent two different ways of looking at life and appreciating it. In focusing on the characterization of both characters Sanjeev and Twinkle the audience gets an understanding on the different values that Hindus and Americans share and also how religions can affect