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    Pure Cinema

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    Italian Neo realism; Pure Cinema 1. Ladri de Biccilette [Bicycle Thieves] (Vittorio De Sica) Do you agree with Andre Bazin that Ladri de Biccilette is an example of ‘pure cinema’? (Bazin [1971] p.60). To what extent is such a pure cinema possible and‚ in your opinion‚ which Italian Neo-realist film screened on the unit comes closest to it? Explain your reasoning. This essay will address the characteristics of ‘pure cinema’ and the extent of its practical nature. It also seeks to analyse

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    Cinema Paradiso

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    Giuseppe Tornatore constructs the way in which the film Cinema Paradiso is seen on screen with care and thought‚ such that he reveals the main ideas to the audience in the best way possible. In doing so‚ Tornatore can manipulate and influence the way the audience views and interprets this highly emotive film. Giuseppe utilises film techniques‚ specifically differing camera angles‚ to establish and represent his views and ideas within the film Cinema Paradiso‚ assisting him in creating either a sense of

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    Soviet Cinema

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    Soviet Cinema and the Art of Montage Paul Karpenko CINE 261 11.17.2002 A certain kind of inspiration must be born of a time in which one’s country is heading into a brave new world. Nothing should ever be as it was and the future is as expansive as all of Russia itself. In the time of revolution - the late teens and early twenties - Soviet cinema established itself as a unique entity in the mass of national cinemas. Its innovation was stepping away from common narrative structure and adapting

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    Philippine Cinema

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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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    Indian Cinema

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    movie to relieve us of the work-stress & to have some quality time with friends & family. Cinema has become an extension of our culture and it has taken a lot of perseverance & effort to elevate this medium to a level where it is today. In India‚ Cricket & Cinema have something in common. i.e‚ Even if you don’t follow Cricket or Cinema‚ you cannot remain untouched by its impact. Today‚ Indian Cinema is completing 100 years of an exhilarating journey. Let us flip pages of the past to dig out

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    Fetishism in the Cinema

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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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    Pvr Cinema

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    Profile: Priya Village Roadshow (PVR) Cinemas is one of the largest cinema chains in India. The company‚ which began as a joint venture agreement between Priya Exhibitors Private Limited and Village Roadshow Limited in 1995 with 60:40 ratio‚ began its commercial operations in June 1997 with the launch of PVR Anupam in Saket‚ India’s first multiplex. By introducing the multiplex concept in India‚ PVR Cinemas brought in a whole new paradigm shift to the cinema viewing experience: high class seating

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    Third Cinema

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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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    Influence of Cinema

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    Influence of cinema Cinema is by far the most common and cheapest means of entertainment in cities in India. The maximum we Indians can look to cinema is as an exposition of art. In a country like ours‚ where most people are illiterate and so poor that they can ill afford any other recreation‚ Cinema has taken its toll. Poor‚ hard pressed and illiterate people find that the cinema is the only means by which they can break the monotony and drudgery or their routine mundane lives. The village or

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    The Miracle Of Cinema

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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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