Othello (Vol. 89) (Shakespearean Criticism Vol. 89) Othello (c. 1604) is one of Shakespeare’s most revered and frequently performed tragedies. Its enduring appeal stems partly from its timeless subject matter—the possessive and jealous love of a husband for his wife. Set in Venice and Cyprus‚ the play recounts how the respected Venetian general Othello falls victim to the treachery of his ensign Iago. Recently wed‚ Othello’s seemingly happy relationship with his wife Desdemona disintegrates due
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in a system of movements that produce both advances and declines. It is of the more powerful traits that motivate mankind. On most levels‚ it usually tends to run from the highest level to the lowest. There are exceptions of course‚ as noted by Orson Welles‚ “I started at the top and worked my way down.” Even society‚ on a global scale‚ has experienced both great advancements in unison with serious declines.
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In 1926‚ the Gershwins read a novel about an upper class white southerner named Porgy. The novel featured a series of vignettes about life in a black ghetto called Catfish Row‚ Porgy then ends up falling in love with a women named Bess. Immediately the Gershwins called Dubose Heyward because they wanted to create an opera about the story‚ Heyward denied their request because he was was adapting the book as a play. Around 1933 the Gershwins and Dubose began teaming up and writing songs but it wasn’t
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were other victims of this genocide. This chaos was known as the Holocaust or the Shoah. Ever since 1946 movies have been made every year since the following year (wiki). Only a year since the dreadful event occurred. "The stranger" directed by Orson Welles was the very first feature film to include footage of concentration camps. With that being said there is over hundreds of films dedicated to the Holocaust. could it be ethnical to the Jews‚ homosexuals‚ and the mentally and physically disabled
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due to the fire you see the sled that his parents used to send Charles Foster Kane away which says “rosebud”. This was an item from when he was poor. I also think that the sleigh symbolizes a childhood that was removed from him. We can tell that Orson Welles uses like a slow pan when his stuff is burning so that the audience can see ‘rosebud’ and the camera zooms in. Then there’s a camera shot of the chimney and smoke is coming out and from what I remember the scene ends exactly how the movie started
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Who is Charles Foster Kane (Orson Welles) and what where the defining moments of his life? These are the questions that lead Thompson (William Alland) and the viewer on a captivating goose chase through the memories of Kane’s closest associates. Like the many possible meanings contained within the word kane‚ such as the Irish interpretation “little battler”‚ the Japanese translation of “money” and “gold”‚ the Welsh’s interpretation of “beautiful”‚ and the Hawaiian’s definition as “man”‚ friends
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I was born with the birth name of Natalia Nikolaevna Zakharenko‚ of Russian emigre stock. My parents hardly spoke any English‚ and changed our family name to Gurdin upon becoming US citizens. I made my first film appearance‚ at age four‚ as an extra in ’Happy Land’ in 1943. I was picked after a production company had come to Santa Rosa‚ and spotted her for the role of ’crying baby’. In 1946 RKO Pictures changes my name to Natalie Wood. I took dancing lessons as soon as I could walk‚ and‚ by
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Most notably‚ the film Citizen Kane (1941)‚ which is considered one of the best films ever produced. From then to the late sixties‚ with his 1962 film production of Franz Kafka’s novel The Trial‚ Welles created noir films located in various places‚ but all with similar themes‚ motifs‚ and stylistic choices. However‚ the noir cinematographers deserve just as much credit for the development of the style. Hailing from various countries around the globe
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interpretations and analyses. It tells the story of its main character through the complex points of view of those who knew him. Or thought they knew him. The character of Charles Foster Kane is played by‚ and done so in an enigmatic performance‚ by Orson Welles. The intrinsic bias and prejudice of the “narrators” in this film creates conflicting accounts of who Charles Foster Kane really was. Kane was a private man; closely guarding his true identity‚ making it difficult to differentiate the private
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The film Citizen Kane (1941)‚ directed and written by Orson Welles and Herman Mankiewicz‚ is an American film drama that use various film techniques to illustrate themes‚ attitudes‚ and the development of a story. Welles’ use of camera angles‚ lighting‚ movement‚ symbolism and expression allow the audience to comprehend and understand the themes such as power and exploitation that are present in this movie along with many other themes that pertain to the life of the main character‚ Charles Foster
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