Is the label “national cinema” still a useful one? Critically evaluate the usefulness of the term in relation to at least two films from this course. 1. floating life 2. chunking express 3. my blueberry night Like different countries have different culture‚ customs and give people different feeling‚ as an important part of one’s culture industry‚ movies from different places gives people different sense of feeling. That’s the magic of National cinema. But under the big trend of globalisation
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The study of national cinema and the way in which its defined has been a topic of discussion that many scholars have debated. Stephen Crofts ‘Concepts of National Cinema‚’ Susan Hayward’s ‘Reframing National Cinema’ and Andrew Higson’s ‘Limiting the imagination of National Cinema’ attempt to define the tricky boundaries of what the term national cinema means and the impacts it has on the way in which audiences perceive these types of films. One of the key areas of debate in the discussion is determining
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The term “national culture” is too expansive to define because it absorbs and crosses many dimensions that cannot be specifically tagged to. In a broad sense‚ “national culture” may stand for a sense of attachment to things‚ lands‚ buildings (architecture) and landscaping that can construct a sense of belonging to a country commonly known as national identity or nationhood. In his article‚ Zubrzycki (2010) feels that nationalist scholars often referred the term “national culture” to signify language
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The piece On the Concept of National Community by Cesar Adib Majul simply discusses about Dr. Jose Rizal’s analysis in his community during his time and his analysis about it too. The piece mainly discusses about the basic defects that can be observed‚ that is traceable to the Filipinos. First‚ the defects of their educational training at home and in the schools and second is the lack of the national sentiment. As you go further on the piece‚ you’ll find yourself discovering how Dr. Jose Rizal tried
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MY CONFERENCE WITH DR. RIZAL IN DAPITAN From the “Memoirs of the Katipunan and the Philippine Revolution” by Dr. Pio A. Valenzuela With a roundtrip first class ticket which cost me P60‚ and under the assumed name of Procopio Bonifacio‚ I embarked on the steamship Venus on Monday‚ June 15‚ 1896‚ between 10 and 11 o’clock in the morning‚ accompanied by Raymundo Mata‚ a blind man‚ and Rufino Magos‚ both residents of Barrio Binakayan‚ Kawit‚ Cavite‚ who were deck passengers. On the boat as first
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of opening is synonymous with transnational cinema as it lets the viewer know exactly what to expect without the film even starting yet. It is through this that the audience know how to watch the film and critically engage it. Brazilians watching are made aware that the intent of the film-makers is to appeal to other nations as well as their own. The construction of the opening of a national film differs only slightly from that of transnational cinema in that any and all production companies shown
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Hongkongism in Stephen Chiau Sing-chi’s cinema‚ Pastiche and Localism This article aims to show the Hongkongism in Stephen Chiau Sing-chi’s cinema by analyzing how he creates his own sense of humour and whether it has any type. Above all‚ I would like to correct the ’Reductionistic Reading’ which confuses Hongkongese identities with the political insecurities caused by restitution of Hongkong to China in 1997. Of course‚ nostalgic images in some of his movies may recall pre-1997 Hong Kong
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NATIONAL ECONOMICS UNIVERSITY International School of Management and Economics ******************************************* RESEARCH REPORT “The trend on seeing movies at the cinema of IBD students Intake 9 Fall at National Economics University” INSTRUCTOR: Phạm Phương Lan STUDENT: Bùi Lê Hiền Trang CLASS: I9A4 Contents ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Firstly‚ I want to thank Mrs. Lan for having guided and constantly supported me during the
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Before Cinema In the late eighteenth century most consumers enjoyed their entertainment in an informal‚ haphazard and often non-commercial way. When making a trip they could suddenly meet a roadside entertainer‚ and their villages were often visited by traveling showmen‚ clowns and troubadours. Seasonal fairs attracted a large variety of musicians‚ magicians‚ dancers‚ fortune-tellers and sword-swallowers. Only a few large cities harbored legitimate theaters‚ strictly regulated by the local and national
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cinema - its uses and abusesNothing is so popular nowadays like cinema. People easily miss meals but they hardly miss the premier show of a film in which their favourite hero or heroine is acting. It has greatly influenced the youths of our country and there is no exaggeration if say that they have become prey to it in a way. Cinema has both the aspects. It is good as well as bad. It is a source of entertainment‚ according to the common concept but we can’t deny the fact that it also diverts the
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