Mob film

Victoria Lambert LANG2540 Intro to World Cinema October 28th 2017 Bicycle Thieves Most of the film is shot outside where natural lighting and real buildings add authenticity to the film. The camera gives the filmer hundreds of different ways to tell a story. To begin, the camera draws the viewers into Ricci's hopeful yet worrysome facial expressions. This adds a mysterious aspect as we try to figure out what is on his mind. In the shop where his significant other pawns their sheets, the camera drives

classic horror film, “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari,” is no exception as it is based on the main character Francis (Friedrich Fehér) and his recollections of the murderous Dr. Caligari, and his somnambulist partner in crime, Cesare. This film being noted as the first of the German expressionist movement, incorporates mise en scène visual elements composition and setting to generate an awareness between the audience and the unconventional expressions of the film. The setting of this film emulates German

documentary film, fine art and dance. I intend to convey the positive value of networked society on my chosen creative disciplines by looking at many different sources and view points and assessing both the positive and negative impacts of

The science-fiction film genre serves as an excellent medium for examining shifting power structures, social paranoia and Cold War politics during the 1950s. A number of films released during this period, including: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), Them (1954) and Attack of the 50ft Woman (1958), are particularly symptomatic of the social and political atmosphere of the time. These films navigate not only narrative based issues such as the threat of aliens

since been staples of the gangster genre, used both to add more tension in suspenseful scenes, or to immerse an audience in the time period of the film. These examples and many like it are most notably used in the 1990 Gangster film Goodfellas by Martin Scorsese, who uses these to set the atmosphere of each scene, and reinforce the running narrative of the film. Goodfellas retells the story of American born gangster Henry Hill, and the rise and fall of him and his way of life from the ‘50’s through the

With direct reference to at least one film, how did Hollywood address the paranoid, hysterical political climate of the 50s? The Cold War began in 1947 between the USSR and the USA. After World War II, both countries began to distrust each other, as they knew the amount of power each country had in terms of nuclear weapons. Not only did they distrust each other, but they lacked a mutual understanding of each other’s culture. The USA believed in capitalism and the USSR believed in communism. This

The Popularity of Gangster Films in the Early Nineteen-Thirties The late 1920s in America was a particularly tumultuous period of time for the country. The Wall Street Crash in 1929 had led to high levels of unemployment and dissatisfaction within the country. The Depression (1929-1934), which was a direct result of The Wall Street Crash, led to a breakdown of industry and commerce within the country and weakened its global position

Ashley Beechey Film Deconstruction Experimental Film Production Léon: The Professional Leon (Played by Jean Reno) is a professional hitman who works for a mob boss called Tony (Danny Aiello). Residing in New York, Leon lives a simplistic life revolving around his professional work. His life is considerably changed when he befriends a twelve-year-old girl called Mathilda (Natalie Portman). Mathilda brings a spate of issues to the forefront when her family is murdered by Stansfield (Gary Oldman). This

An Examination into Howard Hawks’ Film Scarface (1932), and Whether This Film Was Truly Dangerous, Deeming the Necessity for Censorship This paper discusses the controversial issue of censorship of Howard Hughes’ film Scarface (1932) while presenting the opinions of the proponents and opponents of the practice of censorship in Scarface. Although Scarface (1932), was thought to be a dangerous film during the 1930s, the film, in general, only portrayed the violence that already existed in the society

people watch Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing in the twenty-first century, many cannot help but notice that a nearly thirty-year-old movie carries such overwhelmingly real, contemporary social aspects. The racial tension in the film which leads up to the inevitable chaos of the film are problems which society still faces today. Specifically, Spike Lee depicts how police brutality and racial tension captures the angry spirit surrounding recent killings of unarmed black people by police officers. Specifically