Fernando Meirelles’ “The Constant Gardener” is a complex thriller/love story‚ based on the novel of John le Carre‚ containing a heavy use of non-linear story weaving‚ flashbacks and flash forwards. The main character‚ Justin Quale‚ is shown as an unassuming‚ almost passive person‚ while his wife‚ Tessa‚ is shown as assertive‚ and almost aggressive. Justin and Tessa are important to the film‚ because the contrast between their characters helps develop the theme of the never-ending work of gardening
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the cinematic techniques each film uses to persuade the audience that they are witnessing real story The films I have chosen are based on the favelas (slums) of Rio de Janeiro. The first being the cinematic film “City of God‚” 2002‚ directed by Fernando Mierelles and Katia Lund1 and “Dancing with the Devil‚” 2009‚ a film documentary by Jon Blair2. The two films are intended to be an insight into the violence in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. Both films employ techniques to try to engage with the
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Kunal Kothari Brazilian Film and Lit Professor Nascimento August 8‚ 2012 Final Exam 1b) The Slum: The Slum‚ which was written by Aluisio Azevedo is a book centered on a slum called Sao Romao‚ its inhabitants‚ and the people who live close by to this slum. The book takes place in this slum where there are many people with different backgrounds and ethnicities who live there‚ and they all have their own stories to tell. Throughout this story the author‚ Azevedo‚ presents the audience with
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Decent planning plays a significant role in the social and economic development of every city. Movies and films use various settings to reflect the planning and structure of different regions in the world. For example‚ the film City of God by Fernando Meirelles. It focuses on the social network in a planned community intending to undergo restructuring after experiencing a natural disaster. The movie shows the impacts of poor organization and design in a city. The concerns are evident in the lifestyle
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The Constant Gardener is a 2005 drama film directed by Fernando Meirelles and produced by Simon Channing-Williams . The screen script by Jeffrey Caine is based on the John le Carre novel by the same name. The movie is the narrative of Justin Quayle‚ a British diplomat in Kenya‚ who seeks to find the truth behind his wife’s murder . The movie‚ set in the 1990’s‚ begins almost with the murder‚ however‚ with the use of flashbacks one is given a glimpse of the life the couple had before the ending
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City of God Essay City of God takes place in Rio de Janeiro‚ Brazil. More specifically in a sprawling slum‚ or favella referred to as the City of God. This is a derisive name‚ as the audience learns‚ in that this is a place certainly devoid of anything to do with religion‚ peace‚ or tranquility. The main story revolves around Rocket‚ a well meaning young man who grows up in this chaotic world. Rocket has plans to escape the city by becoming a photographer‚ even though he has normal teenage problems
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"Around Europe in 16:9" Notes on editing and new road movie aesthetics. Abstract There are many ways a movie that involves travel may be labeled as “a road movie”. But what are the characterizations that distinguish a typical “road movie” from a movie that simply has roads involved? Usually‚ in road movies‚ a character embarks in a journey to accomplish a goal‚ to reach an objective‚ sometimes even to save the world. Not always though‚ as the anthropological literature testifies‚ the journey is more important
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Introduction In my essay I will discuss the differences between national cinema and Hollywood cinema by using Rio de Janeiro¡¯s famous film City of God. There will be three parts in my following main body‚ the first part is a simple review of the film City of God‚ I will try to use the review to show the film structure and some different new points from this‚ show the how did the ¡®Shocking‚ frightening‚ thrilling and funny¡¯ (Nev Pierce) work in the film. The second part is my discussion parts;
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indebtedness is destabilizing expectations‚ depressing investment spending and deepening the GDP downturn (Chart I). Temer’s first move in this front was well executed: he appointed the strongest economic team in over a decade to help him. Henrique Meirelles‚ the former Wall Street banker who helped to prop up the credibility of President Lula’s administration when he accepted the job of central bank governor‚ is the new Finance Minister. Ilan Goldfajn‚ one of the designers of Brazil’s inflation targeting
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* Cidade De Deus‚ more commonly known as the City of God‚ was directed by Fernando Meirelles. This is a Brazilian film that represents and portrays the violence and horrors of living within the Brazilian Slums‚ known as favelas. * With over 500 slums‚ the favelas existed within the regions of Rio de Janeiro‚ containing more than a third of the city’s population. The word favela refers to a community of people who neither own nor have formal permission to occupy land. Rio De Janerio’s favelas
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