Cinema Paradiso is set shortly after World War II in Salvatore Di Vita’s hometown of Sicily. Salvatore‚ nicknamed Toto‚ is a small child with a love for film who creates a close friendship with Alfredo‚ the cinema’s projectionist. Youth‚ the first theme we will discuss involves the trials and tribulations Toto goes through at the start of the movie. Toto has lived at least a few years without a father figure as his father went away to fight in World War II. After the war‚ however‚ his father does
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Online Newspaper Article Sources Bautista‚ A. (n.d.). History of Philippine Cinema. Retrieved from http://www.ncca.gov.ph/about- culture-and-arts/articles-on-c-n-a/article.php?i=115&igm=1 Hernando‚ M.A. (2011‚ July 24). 25 most memorable films. The Philippine Star. Retrieved from http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=710342 Llanes‚ R.R. (2009‚ September 24). The originals in Philippine movies. Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved from http://www.pep.ph/spotlight/extra-extra/19923/The-Or
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When one contemplates the concepts of cinema and attractions‚ the ideas of the modern day blockbuster film might come to mind. World disasters‚ car chases‚ and high profile police investigations are just some of the story lines that attract people to theatres year round. The term "cinema of attraction" introduced by Tom Gunning into the study of film is defined more precisely. To quote Gunning‚ a cinema of attraction: "directly solicits spectator attention‚ inciting visual curiosity‚ and supplying
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Litsa Mouka 1 I know very well‚ but all the same… A study of fetishism I know very well‚ but all the same... A study of fetishism in relation to cinema This dissertation is an exploration into the different ways cinema utilises processes of fetishisation to evoke desire and disavow lack. In all cases it will show how the basic notion of fetishism functions as a symbolic substitution for the lack and as such‚ how it imposes itself onto the structure of film and the experience of watching/looking
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Third Cinema Updated: Exploration of Nomadic Aesthetics & Narrative Communities The notion of Third Cinema first arose in the charged political climate of the 1960s. The original ideas of Third Cinema‚ as with all such political and aesthetic movements‚ were a product of both the social and historical conditions of the time‚ particularly those prevailing in the “Third World.” Poverty‚ government corruption‚ fraud “democracies‚” economic and cultural neo-imperialisms‚ and brutal oppression affected
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David Kennedy Foundations of Cinema Final Project What is Cinema? 3/10/13 What is Cinema? Life is dynamic. It provides memories of the past and dreams of the future. However‚ it is unfortunate that life is not everlasting in this world. Memories can be passed down through photos and storytelling‚ but the livid dreams we have are hard to express fully and hand down through generations. Writing can help pass these thoughts and ideas down‚ but the reader may not develop the exact image in their
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and scaling of variables 10 Sample design 16 Data analysis plan 17 Main objective of the study The main objective of our research is to find out how to improve the ticket sales of Big Cinemas. For this purpose we analyzed both internal and external environment of big cinema. We also determined the strength and weakness of it in comparison to its competitors. We have considered various factors to find out whether ticket sales can be increased or not. Some of the factors
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In the early 1900s Italy was the first to start a new advangarde movement in the cinema production‚ thanks to the art movement Futurism. The Manifesto of Futuristic Cinematography dates back to as early as 1916 some sources even started earlier. To the futurists‚ the cinema was an ideal form of art for their "wonderful plays"‚ being the start of a new artistic medium. As film had with no past and able to be manipulated by editing and simple special effects it became a new creative and subversive
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Business Review P o w e r G e n e rati o n During the year‚ the Group consolidated its position as a major regional power player and put in place measures to fuel future growth. All the Group’s power plants across Malaysia‚ Egypt‚ Bangladesh‚ Pakistan‚ Sri Lanka and the United Arab Emirates continued to deliver strong operational performance while it undertook cost mitigation and productivity improvement measures. With some 13 power plants to date in its portfolio and a net generating capacity
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from its various advantages‚ Cinema is not free from its evil effects. Film artistry is‚ unfortunately‚ compelled to compromise with people’s popular taste and appeal to their lower instincts. Too many films dealing with sex problems and with the ways of the criminals are now shown‚ f These are apt to affect public morality. The substandard catering of music I and recreation is likely to injure public taste and outlook and is not ultimately good for the art. The Cinema has far reaching effect upon
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