directors‚ Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann‚ portray the story of the star-crossed lovers in very different‚ unique ways. While Zeffirelli directs the movie as if it takes place in the 1500’s‚ Luhrmann decided to modernize the play so that it takes place in the 1990’s. The setting‚ costume‚ and style are all different because of this. Although both directors follow the original lines by William Shakespeare‚ there is a huge disparity in the way both directors present the lines. Franco Zeffirelli’s
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When the Nationalist uprising began in Spain in 1936‚ General Francisco Franco wrote to Hitler and asked for help in transporting his troops from Morocco to Spain. This request was at first denied by the German foreign minister Constantin von Neurath‚ who believed that helping Spain would bring on another European war. Hitler disagreed‚ and sent word to General Franco that Germany would support the rebellion. In July 1936‚ Hitler succeeded in transporting Franco’s +/- 15 000 troops (known as “The
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He took advantage of this fact and also the fact that he was extremely famous‚ to make a few political statements‚ statements that would go down in history. 1936 saw the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. Fascist revolutionaries‚ led by Francisco Franco took hold of Spain and imposed a fascist dictatorship upon the
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Costing Methods Paper In 1983 a former Pittsburg Steelers’ Player Franco Harris formed a company called Super Bakery Inc. the company’s management had a very rough start because they monitored and followed practices in the industry too closely. Tracking and following the company’s practices hurt the growth of the industry and customers were not satisfied with performance Franco Harris and his staff needed to create strategies that will help the company improve customer’s satisfaction at the same
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deals with issues of violence‚ hatred and love‚ it also features the original dialogue of William Shakespeare’s play‚ but replaces some of the dialogue by visual elements. This film is also significantly shorter than the original movie directed by Franco Zeffirelli. I shall now present an overview of the film and evaluation of the cinematography. The film begins with a TV that is broadcasting important news. The TV is at a long distance‚ but slowly pans in as the news presenter is talking about the
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July 1936‚ the civil war flared up in Spain between two groups: the Republicans (also known as : the left side)‚ supported by the USSR and some Americans volunteered‚ and the Nationalists ( also known as : The right side)‚ led by General Francisco Franco and supported by the Italians and Germans. The war is going to be characterized by the battles going back and forth during the three year period the war last (1936-1939). The consequences of this war were dramatic; 700‚000 soldiers were killed
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Romeo and Juliet Critique Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann have both directed a film version of Romeo and Juliet very well‚ but a movie can not capture everything from the book. So‚ which movie portrayed the book better? There are aspects of both movies that portray the book better. For example‚ there could one movie could show the character’s personality better than the other one or one movie can show the city of Verona better than the other movie did. Small details of a scene could make
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on scenes wherein Aron (James Franco)‚ drinked his own urine as replacement for water and when he amputated his right arm for him to be free. His pain‚ his desire to be free and his desperation was shared with the viewers in such a way that it’s somehow disturbing. His delusions were able to reach the minds of those who watched the movie‚ particularly myself. In the technical aspect‚ it used natsot or the natural sound in most of the scenes. James Franco played Aron‚ an engineer who likes
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old instrument being used for a new purpose. The military coup against the Republic began on 17 July 1936 among elements of the colonial army based in Spanish North Africa (Morocco). The captaincy of the Nationalists was gradually assumed by General Franco‚ leading forces he had brought from Morocco. On Oct. 1‚ 1936‚ he was named head of state and set up a government in Burgos. Though 27 countries‚ including Britain‚ France‚ the Soviet Union‚ Germany and Italy‚ signed a Non-Intervention pact in September
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STYLE Talk about minatory replacing harlequin as a common motif in his work as it was used by serealists This large canvas embodies for many the inhumanity‚ brutality and hopelessness of war. Asked to explain its symbolism‚ Picasso said‚ "It isn’t up to the painter to define the symbols. Otherwise it would be better if he wrote them out in so many words! The public who look at the picture must interpret the symbols as they understand them It is interesting to note that when Guernica was first displayed
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