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Papers On Film & Television
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“Homer’s Odyssey and Coen’s ‘Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?”
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A paper which considers whether Coen’s film ‘Oh Brother Where Art Thou?’ could be considered as a modern version of Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey, in terms of such aspects as narrative structure, themes, character development and the correspondences between the salient elements of the poem and the film.
Filename: JLcoen.wps
“House of Sand”
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This 4 page paper discusses the meaning of the Brazilian film “House of Sand.” Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: HVhsesnd.rtf
“I Was a Teenage Werewolf” (1957)
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This 6 page report discusses
the 1957 movie “I Was a Teenage Werewolf” directed by Gene
Fowler, Jr., produced by Samuel Z. Arkoff, and starring the actor
who went on to become “Little Joe,” “Pa Ingalls” and “Jonathon
Smith,” Michael Landon. It seems that in 1957, the idea of a
teenage boy turning into a monster at the hands of an evil doctor
was as far as American imagination could stretch. In a number of
ways, the movie was a comedy, a horror film, a teenage angst
movie, and even something of a social commentary. Bibliography
lists 3 sources.
Filename: BWwwolf.wps
“Ideology and Film”
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A paper which looks at the relationship between ideology and film, with reference to the ways in which the medium can both confront or reinforce the dominant ideology, and the extent to which subcultural values can also be addressed more successfully within the parameters of film than in any other medium.
Bibliography lists 7 sources
Filename: JLideologyfilm.wps
“Innocence Lost: The Verdict”: A Review of the PBS Film Documenting a Child Sexual Abuse Case in North Carolina
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A 5 page overview of the film. The author of this paper relates the major events of the film and compares it to the HBO docudrama “The McMartin Trial”. In each film the subject is the alleged sexual abuse of children. In “Innocence Lost” the accused, Robert Kelly is found guilty despite the existence of practically no hard evidence. In “The McMartin Trial” the members of the McMartin family are absolved of guilt. This paper emphasizes the relative worth of the documentary verses the docudrama format and concludes that while Kelly serves his consecutive life sentences in jail, the McMartin’s serve theirs in an environment in which they will never be able to fully escape societal suspicion and disdain despite their proclaimed innocence. No sources are listed.
Filename: PPinnoce.rtf
“Jailhouse Rock” and Elvis Presley
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This 6 page report discusses
Elvis Presley’s 1957 movie “Jailhouse Rock.” It should be noted
that his movies were not all bad. “Viva Las Vegas” (1964) and
“Jailhouse Rock” (1957) are two that showcase Presley at his
musical best. While the movie, Elvis’ third of 33, is discussed
so are the political and cultural aspects of the backdrop of the
1950s. Elvis, like him or not, was a major entertainment
phenomenon and, in fact, still is. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: BWelvis.wps
“Les Maitres Fous”
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A five page paper which looks at Jean Rouch’s 1954 movie, Les Maitres Fous, in terms of his perception of the Hauka community in Accra under colonial role, and the cultural and religious significance of the possession ceremony which allowed the Hauka to assimilate the constraints of colonialism into their traditional religious practices.
Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: JLHauka.wps
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