greed‚ power‚ and corruption. Even though the plot of Chinatown talks about the California Water Wars of the 1910-20s‚ it’s also about the inner motivations of the characters. Many people consider the 1970s to be the best decade of American cinema. People fought for civil rights and were protesting the Vietnam War. Many films reflected the upheaval of the times and were about new subject matter and cutting-edge film techniques. Chinatown is an example of Film Noir including low- key lighting
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CHINATOWN Jose Menjivar Intro to American Film and Culture Chinatown is a American neo-noir film‚ directed by Roman Polanski and starring Jack Nicholson‚ it was made in 1974. The film features many themes of the film noir genre‚ a multi-layered story that is part mystery‚ part psychological drama‚ the femme fatal character‚ and many more. It was released by Paramount Pictures. The story‚ set in Los Angeles in 1934‚ was inspired by the California Water Wars‚ the historical disputes over land
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ghetto‚ what counted was luck‚ and the luck had to be very good. The odds were almost impossible to beat. For the Nazis‚ that was the whole idea. To sum up his story in a sound-bite‚ Polanski would have done better to borrow the two words everyone remembers from one of his previous triumphs: “It’s Chinatown.” In Chinatown the bad guys did what they wanted‚ and so they do in The Pianist. The central story is about a survivor‚ the famous young musician Wladyslaw Szpilman. At a critical moment‚ his talent
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beautiful home on 10050 Cielo drive. Melcher would eventually rent the home to director Roman Polanski and his bride Sharon Tate. Unfortunately for Polanski and Tate‚ they would rent the home when Charles Manson would order his “family” to viciously murder the residents of the home; killing Tate and leaving Polanski distraught. Polanski would use the experience to write the pessimistic 1974 neo-noir classic Chinatown (Timberg 2). Drugs would also plague the lives of the Beach Boys‚ particularly Brian. Brian
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10 Top Conspiracy Theory Films Humans have always been intrigued by secrets. From the earliest times we’ve tried to find conspiracies‚ sometimes even where none exist. There are thousands of conspiracy theories‚ ranging from the esoteric and the paranormal to regular assassinations and wars. And cinema too has had its fair share‚ some of which are definitely worth looking into. Here are the ones that have conspired to get into the top 10 list. “The Manchurian Candidate” (1962) is a political thriller
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in Shakespeare’s play and one other performed version of the play. Bibliography: CGP GCSE English Macbeth by William Shakespeare The Complete Play Macbeth YORK NOTES ADVANCED William Shakespeare Cambridge School Shakespeare Macbeth Roman Polanski Film of Macbeth (1971) “ The Tragedy of Macbeth” Shakespeare portrays Macbeth at the start of the play as being a noble‚ loyal‚ courageous soldier who would fight for king and country. Duncan quotes “What he hath lost‚ noble Macbeth hath won” (Act
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pronounced the new king. Macbeth becomes an isolated individual and is eventually destroyed by his own arrogance. In Roman Polanski’s 1970 film Macbeth based on the play written by Shakespeare‚ Polanski adds scenes to the original story in order to make the film dark and sinister. The reason for Polanski making
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is undeniably a dark play‚ the tone of Polanski’s version is undoubtedly coloured by the death of his wife‚ Sharon Tate‚ and a group of friends‚ who were all murdered by members of the Manson Cult. This harrowing event occurred just months before Polanski began working on the Macbeth. Shakespeare The three Witches introduces the repetition of the paradox “fair is foul and foul is fair” (Act 1 Sc 1) and convey the theme of the disruption of the natural order. Macbeth echoes similar words just before
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Death and the Maiden Directed by Roman Polanski Death and the Maiden is the type of movie where everything is done a certain way for a certain reason. Director Roman Polanski’s genius portrayal of Ariel Dorfman’s stage play delivers a powerful and haunting message of human rights violations in an unnamed South American country coming to terms with the atrocities of its past after the fall of a fascist government. This film captivates audiences with its disturbing allegations and suspenseful
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The Polanski film Death and the Maiden is a wonderful and intelligent interpretation of Ariel Dorfman’s human rights problem play. Polanski has produced‚ in this film‚ an exceptional piece of direction‚ in which his own personal‚ emotional input is evident. The main theme of the play is an extremely personal one for both playwright (and scriptwriter) and director. Both Dorfman and Polanski have had to face and flee the horrors of dictatorship and human rights violations: Dorfman in Chile‚ under General
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