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History of Italian Cinema
... the harsh reality of the streets after the War were filmed. Although many films had political interest and were means of propaganda, ... War ended, this era became huge. Since the Cinecitta became a refugee camp, the harsh reality of the streets after the War ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film History
Film review of Good Morning Vietnam, starring Robbin Williams
... laugh and joke, what he was forced to admit to himself the reality of the war, he couldn't bring himself to continue his show. He is ... that sum up the war's reality vs. what people were told and believed. The end of the movie is not the end of the war and we ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies
Lively Uncanny Character You'll love; Somewhere Between Conformity and Feminism A Female Comedian Sets the Stage for the Many, of Both, that Follow
... the realities of postwar prosperity as the received wisdom of the post-New Deal capitalism: the end of ideology, a liberal-conservative dream of ... like a lot more fun. The avalanche of consumerism that followed World War II echoed in the I Love Lucy scripts ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies
A discussion of the american dream as represented in "American Beauty" and "The Great Gatsby"
... of Gatsby Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby was written following the end of the world war. The people of America had disentangled themselves from the burden of war ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies
Gangs of New York
... in renowned theatres, a complete contrast to realities of the 19th century. By the Civil War, the Irish had already moved up the ... a common sight in the streets of New York, while in reality, there were only a handful of Chinese population in the entire ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies
Analysis of Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" and William Golding's "Lord of the Flies" in relation to the Speculative Fiction genre
... of the Flies depicts the war torn context with the dropping of bombs and establishes the text as a vehicle for voicing concerns over the real causes of war ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis
Discuss Bazin's idea that 'realism in art can only be achieved through artifice'. What are the implications for film of his approach? Make reference to films in your answers.
... reality. (pp 339. As one of the most sincere and substantial defender of realism in the cinema, Bazin believes that films should represent the reality of ... neo-realism was the product of the Second World War and the defeat of Italian and German Fascism. ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies
Guests Of A Nation
... kills any of their Irish prisoners. The next day this occurs and they are faced with the reality of fulfilling their ... between two English prisoners of war and their Irish guards. Belcher and Hawkins are English prisoners of war; Noble and Bonaparte, with ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis
Comparing The Lives Of Sheila And Eva Smith
... refusing to accept the harsh realities of the outside world. Sheila is one of the most complex characters of the play. She has been ... predictions about the impossibility of going to war and the Titanic as unsinkable. "The Germans don't want war." Not only is ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis
An analysis of the character Le Ly in Oliver Stone's "Heaven and Earth"
... their simple, ideal way of life to the fast paced, harsh realities of modern life that would soon overtake it. On top of that, they had ... of War" In Oliver Stone's Heaven and Earth, Le Ly is born into a time of tranquility, in which the people of her village ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis