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Le Dernier Metro is a film directed by Francois Truffaut in 1980 and is set under the German Occupation of France after the armistice was signed in June 1940. The story centres on a Jewish owned theatre company and its struggle to survive during the occupation years in face of anti-Semitism, food shortages and censorship.Truffaut’s […]

The film Witness is about corruption in the police force, the merging and conflict of cultures and romance between two culturally different people. Witness contains many moral issues, which include, murder, cultural awareness, and religion. The Amish way of life is very simple; they wear simple clothes, use simple farming and building methods and they […]

A patriarchy is an ancient and far reaching social construct that, over the centuries has engrained itself deep within the structure of countless societies, and has served to diminish the worth and influence of females within social structures. A patriarchy is a social construct created by humans which centres authority on males, and gives sole […]

‘The nature of the human mind, and how it is known better than the body’1 is the basis for Descartes argument “The Cogito” in his second of his Meditations. This argument stems from Descartes being left in the grips of doubt at the end Meditation One, where he calls all knowledge into question and that […]

The film American Beauty features a man named Lester, who is approximately 35 years old and whose impending death is hinted at early on. This non-linear storytelling technique generates suspense by sparking questions in viewers’ minds, such as “What caused his death?”, “Who killed him?”, or “When will he meet his demise?”. Within this essay, […]

Terminator 2(1991) is a sci-fi action genre film and is James Camerons1 continuation of his great directing career with the explosive sequel to the 1984 hit film, “The Terminator”. It is one of a few sequels to surpass the success of the original2, grossing well over $200 million and breaking box office records worldwide. It […]

Steven Spielberg is American and Jewish and had long felt the need to portray the suffering of European Jews under the Nazis during World War Two. In 1994, Steven Spielberg released the film, Schindler’s List. The film was based upon the book ‘Schindler’s Ark’ which was originally written by Thomas Keneally. Spielberg wanted the world […]

The topic of Britishness has gained significant attention in various aspects, including politics and cinema. This study explores the impact of British movies targeting a global audience on the ongoing discourse around Britishness representation, as well as representation in films directed at a domestic audience. The worldwide success of British films seems to be linked […]

The Matrix is an original science fiction film that challenges the viewer with it’s intricate plots. The Matrix is in the science fiction genre. This is indicated to us in the opening scene where Trinity, (Carrie-Anne Moss) is being hunted by agents for an unknown reason. Trinity manages to escape the agents by running up […]

In this essay, the focus will be on how racism is depicted in the film Malcolm X, which takes place during the 1960s and recounts the genuine story of Malcolm X’s life. Racism entails unfair treatment and animosity towards individuals of other races, while representation involves utilizing symbols or descriptions to define a person or […]

Approximately 60,000 hysterectomy operations are performed each year (NHS Direct, 2002). Despite being a common surgical procedure the rate of post-operative complications had been reported to be 40 -50% (Schofield et al, 1991). Hysterectomy affects many aspects of a woman’s health and involves a complex interaction of biological, psychological and social factors. Holistic health and […]

In all horror films, several key elements of the genre are usually used and adopted by the films director in a bid to primarily frighten, scare and strike fear into the audience. This is achieved through building tension and creating suspense using a variety of different techniques. ‘Scream’ is no exception and throughout uses an […]

The film psycho was produced in the 1960s by Alfred Hitchcock. This was a very different film not because of the story line but because of all the unseen scenes in the film such as the bra scene where spectator see a woman’s bra to us this is an everyday thing to see in a […]

The domain Care management will be addressed within this paper using a long term condition case study to highlight the development and learning of this student. The Long Term Medical Conditions Alliance (2002) defines the term long term condition as “a condition of prolonged duration that may affect any aspect of the person’s life”. A […]

The film Saving Private Ryan, directed by Steven Spielberg and released on September 11th 1998, is based on the D-Day war. It falls into the genre of war due to its inclusion of numerous scenes featuring fighting, gunshots, and killing. Notable actors in the film include Tom Hanks as Captain Miller, Tom Sizemore as Sergeant […]

In the film Clueless, we see a variety of teenagers represented in different ways. Firstly, there is Cher who is selfish and a snob. Secondly, there is Dionne who only cares about boys and fashion. Thirdly Tai is the new girl in school, she is naive and “Clueless” with her social and fashion life as […]

The most important benefit of corporate branding is that the general brand recognition will increase. Instead of the individual brands only being recognized in locations where the properties resides, the corporate brand will represent all of the individual hotels and allow guest recognition to be realized wherever the properties are located. This will promote a […]

La Haine is the French term for “the hate”. The film shows a day in the life of three French men, with similar interests, but very different backgrounds. La Haine shows the illegal dealings they are involved in, and their unusual home lives. The main character, Abdel is never actually shown. But the other characters […]

Through out Unforgiven, visual, sound and setting elements are used to create meaning. This is especially true in the final sequence in which visual elements illustrate the meaning and state of beings of characters and the situation. The closing sequence involves William Munney living up to the perceptions made of him through out the film […]

A good number of countries in Africa, Asia and Caribbean became independent nations in 20 years after the Second World War. These newly independent countries characterised by distorted economy, poor or non-existent system of service infrastructure, low level of education and fragile political system became known developing countries. Since then the world is divided into […]

Although James Bond, renowned for his “License to Kill,” first appeared in Ian Fleming’s novel “Casino Royale,” it was not until Terence Young directed the 1962 film “Dr. No” that actor Sean Connery brought the character to life on screen. The movie captivated audiences around the globe and showcased the charm and skill of the […]

My group and I originally chose the children’s television brief. We are 4 members in my group and we were all given parts to play in the making of the film. We were to film a 2 minute opening sequence of the children’s television programme of any genre and aimed at an audience with the […]