chosen careers. There is a more pessimistic view of urban high schools in another movie opening today‚ "American Gun‚" and I fear it’s closer to the truth. But "Take the Lead" is said to be based on a true story‚ it tells a heartening fable‚ and Antonio Banderas is uncommonly charming as a dance teacher who walks into a high school and announces that he will improve it by his very example. Public manners have degenerated in recent decades. It is now routine to hear obscenities shouted in public‚ and
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Reaction paper of the film Take the Lead Take the lead is based on a true story‚ the movie tells us of the struggle of a dance teacher‚ Pierre Dulain. It is the real story of a dance teacher who believed in the talent of a group of problem kids. This film not only gives us a fun and relaxation but it also gives us knowledge about modern dancing and model dancing. Not only that‚ the film gives us the morality as teacher. How relationship between teacher and student should be in school
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Philadelphia - Summary Main characters: · Andrew Beckett: A handsome‚ self-assured hotshot law graduate from Penn is on a fast track to partnership at his lawfirm. But he’s hiding a dark secret from his self-satisfied employers: he’s HIV-positive. When he gets fired while battling AIDS he decides to bring suit. He is warmhearted and cares much for his family who - especially his lover Miguel and his mother Sarah - are extraordinarily supportive during the case. · Joe Miller: At first he’s reluctant
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The usefulness of the term “auteur” has been questioned by some commentators as failing to acknowledge the complexity of the filmmaking process. With reference to one of the directors studied so far on the module‚ discuss the degree to which analysing his films through an auteurist perspective can help or hinder understanding. You should take into account the ways in which your chosen director uses the resources of cinema as a medium as well as the question of personal vision. Film director Pedro
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have commonly been cited for their compassion‚ imagination‚ humor and originality. The House of the Spirits was made into a feature film with an all-star cast headed by Jeremy Irons‚ Meryl Streep‚ and Glenn Close. Of Love and Shadows‚ starring Antonio Banderas‚ was released a year later. Isabel Allende was born in Lima‚ Peru‚ in 1942 and raised in Chile‚ Bolivia‚ Europe‚ and the Middle East‚ as her peripatetic family followed her stepfather’s diplomatic career. She worked as a journalist in Chile
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Introduction Movies can be described as a ”cultural mirror”‚ a valuable reflection of attitudes‚ philosophies‚ values and lifestyles because they enlarge and enrich the frontiers of our knowledge. Needless to say‚ we can enjoy a movie and also learn the culture‚ the language‚ the customs and the traditions of people from different countries. Obviously‚ a successful film inspires and emboldens us to strive for a better life and this will help us to improve our way of thinking
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theme in Philadelphia‚ and the narrative itself does a very good job of that. Andrew Beckett (Tom Hanks) is a young attorney in a law firm; his sexuality is never apparent‚ Demme avoids shots of a sexual nature with Beckett’s boyfriend Miguel (Antonio Banderas)‚ but this can also be due to constrained content regulations of the time. Beckett receives a promotion‚ but is soon fired due to the loss of some important paperwork‚ which is not the real excuse‚ and the audience presume as well as Beckett
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The Lead is based on a true story‚ Antonio Banderas portrays Pierre DuLaine‚ a New York City dance instructor who gets the concept of teaching the beauty of ballroom dancing to a group of detention students in a troublesome inner-city Manhattan high school. Pierre Dulaine rides the streets dressed immaculate on his bicycle. One day‚ he observes a student named Rock (Rob Brown) striking a car with a golf club. Rock has his logics‚ but rather than calling the cops‚ Mr. Dulaine voluntarily takes leadership
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Jacqueline Aguirre February 11‚ 2014 English 0310 Format: Block Local Restaurants: ‘’Banderas’’ Vs. ‘’La Gorda’’ Eating is considered as the third pleasure in the world‚ which it carries many demands and expectations. The society seeks mostly restaurants abundant with delectable taste and economical prices. ‘’Banderas’’ and ‘’La Gorda’’ is where people compare and contrast to know which the best is. Even though both are Mexican restaurants‚ they have different contrast
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