captivates the soul‚ it does little to stimulate the mind‚ a clear pun to the Italian culture since they lack the common analytical brain of the intellectual. This harsh‚ real life view of the world‚ is reflected and ever present in Italian Noir Detective Fiction‚ and mirrors the daily realities faced by Italians who are both observers and victims of the organized crime performed by many criminal sanctions of the Mafia. Many of the horrific‚ jaw dropping stories told by authors of the noir‚ such as Massimo
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The action/thriller film of 1954 Rear window‚ directed by Alfred Hitchcock shines the light on the primary theme of marriage throughout the film. Each of the characters are related to their marital status‚ at one point or another‚ even the crime on which the plot twists is the product of a failed marriage. Within the first couple of minutes you are able to tell that L.B. Jeff Jefferies‚ tosses the idea of marriage around throughout the film. With Jeff examining his neighbours marital problems each
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Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 film “Rear Window” demonstrated a suspenseful and terrifying storyline‚ which captured the attention of a variety of audiences. The film focuses on James Stuart (Jeff) and ultimately his neighbors who live around him. Stuart is crippled from the beginning of the movie and is unable to leave his apartment. Due to his immobility‚ he remains confined in his home with a broken leg and begins to watch his neighbor’s particular behaviors and routines. The film progresses into
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Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window is a mystery and thriller that leaves audiences in a constant state of suspense. Rear Window opens by showing photographs of high risk environments hanging on a wall of an apartment. This leads one to believe that whoever owns the apartment lives a high risk and adventurous life. However‚ once the broken camera is shown‚ it is understood that the main character‚ L.B Jefferies‚ is a photographer before it is stated through dialogue in the film. Early into the film we
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ESSAY – EXTENSION ENGLISH Anil’s Ghost‚ Rear Window and 2 ORTS: crime fiction genre‚ texts‚ contexts‚ values and techniques “While the genre of crime writing covers a wide diversity of texts‚ these texts all engage with investigating a crime and associated social and moral issues” Conventions shape a text and are adopted to suit a specific audience or contextual purpose. The genre of crime writing covers a wide diversity of texts that through the composer’s contextual influences and intentions
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Rear Window: Irresistible Voyeurism Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window is a uniquely captivating film that is an exemplary style of cinematic craftsmanship. Reaching into the minds of the characters‚ as well as the audience‚ Alfred Hitchcock is the master at utilizing the juxtaposition of images to bring us into the minds of the characters. In Rear Window‚ the story is so distinctively executed that it allows us to relate to our own curiosities‚ question our identities‚ and ponder our closest
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Rear Window Director: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: James Stewart‚ Grace Kelley‚ Wendell Corey‚ Thelma Ritter‚ Raymond Burr Screenplay: John Michael Hayes based on a short story “It Had to be Murder” by Cornell Woolrich published 1942 Cinematography: Robert Burks Music: Franz Waxman Paramount Pictures Use of Subjective point of view. Someone said there are two kinds of people in the world‚ there are people who
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Observation is the most prevalent theme displayed in the film Rear Window (1954). As such‚ the aesthetics chosen by the director emphasize the altered gender roles of Jefferies and Lisa. The film’s editing techniques contribute to these roles; a series of point-of-view and shot/reverse shots exhibit Jefferies feelings of confinement in the scenes “Lisa” and “Something’s Wrong.” The sound techniques used‚ such as off-screen diegetic sound‚ echo Jefferies’ preoccupation with what’s going on in his
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In crime writing‚ composers not only scrutinise justice but also experiment with textual forms and features in response to different contexts In Rear Window (Hitchcock 1954) Hitchcock scrutinises justice through the actions by the detective in solving the crime‚ which causes the audience to question certain ethics during the context of the film. However‚ through the use of various forms of textual features‚ Hitchcock enables the audience to empathise with the characters in the film and try to
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Hitchcock’s Rear Window is often remembered due to its stark display of voyeurism and the moral ambiguities it provides. The main character‚ Jeff‚ is immobilized for the summer and in order to pass the time begins to follow the lives of his neighbors by spying on them. The obvious response is that this is spying and is thus immoral‚ however through his voyeurism Jeff is able to catch a murderer who would have otherwise gone free. However‚ beyond the voyeur exterior‚ Rear Window depicts the growth
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