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Papers On Film & Television
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How Pip Confuses Appearance For Reality in David Lean’s Film Adaptation of 'Great Expectations'
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A 5 page paper which considers how appearances are confused with reality by the main character of Pip in David Lean’s 1946 adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic novel, Great Expectations. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: TGgr8ex.rtf
Film vs. Prose: Cheever’s “The Swimmer”
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A five page paper comparing John Cheever’s short story with the 1968 Frank Perry film made from it. The paper concludes that the film suffers from an inability to transfer an interior work into a visual medium. No additional sources.
Filename: KBcheeve.wps
I Know Where the Caged Bird Sings: Comparison Between the Novel and the
Movie
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This 5 page paper provides a comparison between Maya Angelou's
novel and the television movie that was based on her book. This paper
outlines some of the major differences between the text of the book and
the elements of the movie and determines the benefits/weaknesses as a
result of these changes. No additional sources cited.
Filename: MHAngel2.wps
Examination of Three Historic Films
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A 10 page paper in which cinematic questions are answered in relationship to three historic films. "Birth of a Nation" demonstrates how editing creates tension and arouses the viewer’s emotions. "Citizen Kane" looks at the "continuity" of reality in film. Film styles, techniques, and theories are examined in "Casablanca." No reference sources listed.
Filename: BBhistfilm.doc
"The Joy Luck Club": The Movie and the Book
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A 6 page paper which discusses the
differences between the movie and the book "The Joy Luck Club" written by Amy Tan.
The paper discusses how Hollywood often has a way of playing up the spectacular aspects
of the United States, while playing down the immigrants who came here. Hollywood often
portrays all other countries, from which the immigrants come, as something horrible that
should be escaped from. And, while the movie and the book being discussed are incredibly
close, there are aspect which illustrate this condition of Hollywood portrayals. No
additional sources cited.
Filename: RAjoyclub.wps
A COMPARISON/CONTRAST OF PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND BRIDGET JONES DIARY
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This 6 page paper discusses the similarities between Jane Austen's book, Pride and Prejudice and Helen Fieldings book, Bridget Jones Diary. Examples, quotes included. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: MBjones.rtf
THE GRADUATE: FILM STYLE VERSUS FILM NARRATIVE
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This 8 page paper discusses the use of camera technique, especially that of wide to narrow angles and focused to unfocused shots. Two scenes from The Graduate analyzed for style and narrative effect. Motif, theme in regard to camera use discussed and exampled. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MBgraduate.rtf
"A Bronx Tale"
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A 6 page paper which discusses the story and the film, "A Bronx
Tale," and illustrates how it affects popular American culture. From the perspective of the
two, the story, which is actually a play, and the movie, we find that both the negative and
the positive side of popular American culture could be affected powerfully through this
story. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAbronx.wps
"All About Eve" and "Showgirls"
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A 7 page paper which discusses the movies "All
About Eve" from 1950, and "Showgirls" from 1995 and examines how they fit into the
female melodrama genre. Bibliography lists 4 additional sources.
Filename: RAshowgrl.wps
"All About Eve" and Marilyn.
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(6 pp.)It has been suggested that the 1950 movie
"All About Eve," should be reclaimed and included
in the history of feminist film theory. The
writer will discuss that and the "talking" i
ntroduction of Marilyn Monroe in this film, and her own applicability within feminist theory discussions.
Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Bballeve.doc
"American Beauty": Dysfunctional Marriage
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5 pages in length. Kevin Spacey and Annette Bening play Lester Burnham and Carolyn Burnham, a seemingly happily married couple in Sam Mendes' "American Beauty" – by typical social standards, that is. What actually lurks beneath
their otherwise normal relationship is the discontentment of one man's desire to live more of his life than merely being a cookie cutout of average people. Lester longs for excitement and intrigue to fill his lonely, boring life, and he has learned over the years that he cannot get these
things from his own marriage. In essence, Lester and Carolyn have grown apart rather than together, no longer sharing the same elements that originally brought them together as a couple. What has come to pass that inevitably inspires Lester's mid-life crisis is a combination of lost youth, a life that is going nowhere, his marriage becoming more of a drudgery than an enlightening experience and a general sense of failure. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCamerB.wps
