Der Untergang (The Downfall) is a best foreign film nominee for the Oscars coming from the German cinemas. This Oliver Hirschiegel film is a Non-fiction historical drama based on the book by Traudl Junge‚ the final secretary to the High Chancellor of Germany‚ Adolf Hitler. The movie opens up with a group of five girls sitting in a waiting room with concrete walls and simple furnishings. They are being briefed about how to properly speak and address their possible new boss as he interviews them
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Stave 6 A Final Thought We find Scrooge in a recumbent (p. 39) position on Christmas Eve in the late 1800’s‚ exactly 10 years after the spirits of Christmas visited him. Why isn’t he out spreading joy‚ you ask? Well‚ over the past week‚ Scrooge has become extremely tired‚ old‚ and maybe even sordid (p. 55). And he believes that he may not last much longer. Scrooge very well may be lying in his death bed. Flowers and cards paint the room in endless wonder. Presents line the walls and children
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then though seem to now. Rural England. to ordinary pain which simple weather can dispel‚ to fields which don’t explode beneath the feet of running children in a nightmare heat. Something is happening. A stranger’s features faintly start to twist before his eyes‚ a half-formed ghost. He remembers the cries of this man’s wife‚ how he sought approval without words to do what someone must and how the blood stained into foreign dust. A hundred agonies in black-and-white From which his editor
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REEL TO REAL: THE HISTORY OF PHILIPPINE FILMS Introduction The youngest of the Philippine arts‚ film has evolved to become the most popular of all the art forms. Introduced only in 1897‚ films have ranged from silent movies to talkies; black and white to color. Outpacing its predecessors by gaining public acceptance‚ from one end of the country to the other‚ its viewers come from all walks of life. Nationwide‚ there are more than 1000 movie theaters. Early in the 1980s‚ it was estimated in
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of Hamlet‚ puts a modern-spin on one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays. Filled with scheming‚ betrayal‚ violence‚ and intrigue‚ the cast of talented actors including David Tennant (Hamlet)‚ Patrick Stewart (Claudius)‚ Penny Downie (Gertrude) and Oliver Ford Davies (Polonius) provide a refreshing and thrilling portrayal of the well known tragedy. As Gregory Doran chooses a modern setting of Hamlet‚ the audience witness a change in the styling of the characters and props used in the film. We see
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Allegory - is used to describe events and characters from an abstract idea(s)‚ it can also be noted as an extended metaphor. The purpose of this term is to illustrate that an event‚ character‚ symbol‚ and setting have both figurative and literal meanings. EX. Animal Farm book Anti-Climax – an event or outcome‚ which is much less dramatic or exciting than it was expected to be. Generally has a disappointing or dull ending. Aside- An aside is when a character says something out loud in the attempt
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CORE 105 Aesthetics: The Artistic Impulse Study Guide Chapter Six: Theatre GENRES • What are the five GENRES of theatre? Describe them. 1.The first genre of theatre is tragedy. Tragedy is what happens when humans try to justify themselves. Their destruction in the attempt creates a wrong or an evil in their surroundings. Tragedy is a play with an unhappy ending. 2. The second genre of theatre is comedy. Comedy deals with light or amusing subjects or serious and profound subjects in a light
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Throughout history‚ various influential figures have written about the changes they wanted to see in society. In today’s culture‚ many of these objectives have been achieved. In Europe‚ George Washington Williams‚ Charles Dickens‚ Galileo Galilei‚ Olympe de Gouges‚ Karl Marx‚ and Giuseppe Mazzini all named numerous freedoms and prospects they sought‚ most of which have been partially or completely completed today. George Washington Williams witnessed the extreme mistreatment of the Africans in
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Charles Dickens Biography Charles Dickens was one of the most popular writers of all time. Dickens was very observant of life‚ and had a great understanding of humanity. Charles John Huffam Dickens was born in Portsmouth‚ England‚ on February 7‚ 1812. When he was two years old he and his family moved to London. Dickens father‚ John Dickens‚ was a poor clerk who worked for the navy‚ and he also spent time in prison for debt. When John was not in prison he lacked the money to adequately support
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