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L’Age D’or Short Film Comparative Study »
Categories: OCR A Level, International/Non English Language, Experimental, European Film, Surrealist
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Evc60MwXL4 Copyright © 2018 Edusites. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use within the subscribing school only. Copying or lending of any part of this document in any form or by any means to external bodies and / or individuals is prohibited. Introduction: Surrealism This resource discusses two short films: Un Chien Andalou and L’Age D'or. Both films were directed by Luis Bunuel and both offer up…
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Un Chien Andalou (An Andalusian Dog) Single Film Study »
Categories: OCR A Level, International/Non English Language, Experimental, Short, World Cinema, Non-Hollywood Films
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5K1ARvyvAc Copyright © 2017 Edusites. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use within the subscribing school only. Copying or lending of any part of this document in any form or by any means to external bodies and / or individuals is prohibited. Introduction In studying a film that is widely regarded as a ‘classic’, there’s typically find a wealth of discourse to engage with and Un Chien…
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Happy Together (Hong Kong 1997) Case Study »
Categories: EDUQAS A2, EDUQAS A Level, International/Non English Language, Drama, Queer Theory, Romance, World Cinema, A Level, Film Industry, Hot Entries, Film Distribution, Film Marketing, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Genres & Case Studies, Analysis
click on image to enlarge Introduction Happy Together is a feature film directed by Wong Kar-wai. It was released in 1997, the year that Hong Kong’s governance from Britain ended and governance from China began. The fact that Happy Together begins with passports being stamped might well resonate with Hong Kong audiences particularly with when the film was released. We might suggest that a passport is a very tangible symbol of national identity. The film is encoded throughout with images…
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Solaris (Soviet Union 1972) Case Study »
Categories: International/Non English Language, World Cinema, Hot Entries
click on image to enlarge There are key areas of study that WJEC recommend are explored for FM4 Section C – Solaris, and they are as follows: As a philosophical film about identity and memory
The role and function of Hari
The undemonstrative character of Kris and the reasons for this
Issues of representation in relation to conventions of the Sci-Fi genre
The significance of the earth sequences – including the emphasis on nature The overall pace and length…
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