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    A Doll’s House is a three-take action drama in writing style by Henrik Ibsen. It first went to stage on 21st December 1879‚ at the Royal Theatre in Denmark. It was originally published one month earlier. The play has been charged with the fever during the European revolution in 1848; in this case‚ a new modern perspective was emerging in the literary as well as dramatic world; hence challenging the romantic traditions. Major characters in the play include Nora‚ Torvald Helmer and Krogstad. The characters

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    the coming of sound and color films as a negative step for the industry. He thought it would lead to the end of the silent era and to a pursuit of technical perfection in movies that place emphasis on "inartistic demand for the greatest possible realism" (Arnheim ‚ 183) In an excerpt from Film As Art titled The Complete Film‚ Arnheim expresses his views on the future of film. He uses the term "complete film" to describe what he will become the perfected film format that is hardly artistic

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    formalism is the concept that a work’s artistic value is entirely determined by its form—the way it is made‚ its purely visual aspects‚ and its medium. Formalism emphasizes compositional elements such as color‚ line‚ shape and texture rather than realism‚ context‚ and content.” . In Hero‚ Zhang Yimou combines cinematography with mise en scène to bring his own vision of the story‚ particularly with the use of certain colours. There are a total of five colours in this movie which choosed to express

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    12:00-2:50) 10 April 2012 Realism in Lim Soon Rye ’s movies Lim Soon Rye is a well known movie director in South Korea. Lim was born in 1960 in Korea She studied English Literature at Han Yang University in Korea in 1985 and earned a Associate Degree in Film at Université Paris-VIII in France in 1992. To understand the prominent influence of Korean Realism and Italian Neorealism in Lim ’s movies‚ understanding of early Korean film history is essential. Korean Realism is established under special

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    By examining Stella’s ineptitude to recognize Stanley’s true character‚ Blanche’s solace in her own fantasy‚ and contrasting them with Stanley’s hard set realistic view of life‚ Tennessee William reveals the only way to shield themselves from the horrors of reality is to live life in one’s own fantasy. Throughout the play‚ Stella avoids confronting the truth about Stanley and shelters herself with the myth that he is what is best for her. Stella can not face the truth when she knows it deep down

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    abroad. It was during this time that he wrote A Doll’s House (1879)‚ which would eventually earn him the title of “father of modern drama.” A Doll’s House shocked the audience with its portrayal of a contemporary wife and mother which forced audience members to ask themselves hard questions about the role of women‚ the morality of choices‚ and the value (and cost) of self-discovery. Ibsen’s play rejected romanticism and poetry‚ and introduced realism to the stage. He developed this approach because he

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     and tailors‚ produced stunning garments for glamorous movie stars. During the 1930s and 1940s the field of costume design was dominated by men. But‚ that didn’t stop Edith Head‚ who would become one of Hollywood’s most prolific designers‚ working on more than 500 films‚ a record for a career such as hers. One thing that separated Edith from her colleagues was that she was making clothes to suit a character; for her‚ the character always came first. (Head‚ Forward) It was Edith’s belief that only

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    Nice Girls Finish First Gender roles are how society defines men and women. There are many different categories. Some women are "homemakers‚" others are "rebels‚" some are "bookworms‚" and some are "brilliant." In Edith Wharton’s short story‚ "Roman Fever‚" the females begin as two different stereotypes and end as something unexpected. Even the title‚ "Roman Fever" has an unforeseen meaning‚ proving that things are not always what they seem. Even the most sheepish woman can be a Lioness

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    Peter Wilson Idealism in international relations Book section Original citation: Originally published in Dowding‚ K.‚ Encyclopedia of power. Thousand Oaks‚ USA: SAGE Publications‚ 2011‚ pp. 332-333. © 2011 SAGE Publications This version available at: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/41929/ Available in LSE Research Online: April 2012 LSE has developed LSE Research Online so that users may access research output of the School. Copyright © and Moral Rights for the papers on this site are retained by

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    genres. They see fantasy‚ non-fiction‚ bibliography and magical realism. Magical realism‚ according to Encyclopedia Britannica is “chiefly Latin-American narrative strategy that is characterized by the matter-of-fact inclusion of fantastic or mythical elements into seemingly realistic fiction.” In other words‚ there are magical elements blended seamlessly into the plot and they are culturally accepted. Overall‚ many magical realism stories‚ like Bless Me Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya‚ or Big Fish by Tim

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