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Luis Bunuel and Orson Welles, 2002.
A look at the life and works of Luis Bunuel and Orson Welles--influential and revolutionary filmmakers in film history.
1,185 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper looks at the contributions of Luis Bunuel, director of the Surrealist film "Un Chien Andalou"; (An Andalusian Dog) and Orson Welles, director of the American classic film, "Citizen Kane". It shows how both directors have given significant input to the history of film that are currently and still in practice.
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"Luis Bunuel is a Spanish director who was known primarily for his contribution the Surrealist movement that emerged along with the French Impressionist movement during the latter part of 1920s. ?Un Chien Andalou? (An Andalusian Dog), which was produced in the year 1928, marked the beginning of the use of surrealism in films. During this time period, surrealism is fast becoming a popular movement, and is prevalent in the visual arts, such as the paintings of Andre Breton and Salvador Dali. Incidentally, Dali is influential in Bunuel?s works because his works include those of Dali?s paintings, one of which was shown in ?Un Chien Andalou.? The Surrealist movement is characterized to be the anti-thesis of the normative formula of most films. Instead of adapting a narrative form and style, Surrealist films are antinarrative, and appeals mainly to the subconscious thoughts of people. Surrealist works are also devoid of logic, as can be seen in Bunuel?s portrayal of a woman sucking the toes of a statue, and the popular scene wherein Bunuel himself cut with a razor the eyeballs of a woman. These scenes are evidently devoid of any logic, and in fact, surrealist films do not aim to explain at all whatever message (if there is a message) a film has."
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Orson Welles: His Art as it Manifests itself in "Citizen Kane", 2006.
A review of Orson Welles' epic film "Citizen Kane".
1,515 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 49.95
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This paper examines the signature film in Orson Welles' directorial career - "Citizen Kane". The paper explores how Welles constructs his narrative, how his fairly elegant style as a director is on full display in the film and how he builds the character of Charles Foster Kane via introducing the recollections of others (by using superbly-rendered visual images). The paper also discusses how Citizen Kane shows Welles' ability to take the film-making art of his time and elevate it to a new level of sophistication never before seen in American cinema, by making images on the screen act with a metaphorical power and vividness. The paper looks at Gregg Toland's (cinematographer of "Citizen Cane") artful use of cinematographic tools that were far more advanced than anything which had been attempted up to that time.
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"In Citizen Kane, Welles' extraordinary ability to create a storyline that is simultaneously complex yet (fairly) easy-to-follow is on display. The noted American film critic Roger Ebert has written that the film is circular, adding more depth each and every time it returns to the life of the Kane character. Ebert also adds that the decision on the part of Welles' to open his 1941 opus with a scene featuring newsreel obituary footage is intended to be both portentous (obviously) and is also meant to serve as an anchor that will keep the thoughtful audience member oriented as the screenplay moves seemingly haphazardly from one memory to another of the man as recalled by those who knew him."
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Chaos Versus Order: Orson Welles' "Othello", 1999.
An examination of the use of lighting, camera angles and props to symbolize the changing characters of Othello and Iago in Orson Welles' film version of William Shakespeare's "Othello".
2,976 words (approx. 11.9 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 87.95
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This paper discusses how, in his play "Othello", Shakespeare establishes Iago as a manipulative character who brings chaos and pain to Othello's world of order and respect. Iago's influence on Othello is seen in the text as Othello's lines become progressively shorter and more violent, and Othello loses everything he loves. The paper then looks at how Welles, in his 1952 adaptation of the play, brings these men's opposing styles, chaos and order, to film through the use of visuals and how he emphasizes Othello's loss of power and order at the hands of Iago with the use of lighting, props and confining sets.
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"In his play Othello, Shakespeare establishes Iago as a manipulative character who brings chaos and pain to Othello's world of order and respect. Iago's influence on Othello is seen in the text as Othello's lines become progressively shorter and more violent, and Othello loses everything he loves. Welles brings these men's opposing styles, chaos and order, to film through the use of visuals. In his 1952 adaptation of William Shakespeare's Othello, Orson Welles emphasizes Othello's loss of power and order at the hands of Iago with the use of lighting, props, and confining sets."
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D.W. Griffith, John Ford, Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock and Ingmar Bergman, 1999.
Examines these five directors' major films, contributions to cinema, innovations, styles and techniques.
3,825 words (approx. 15.3 pages), 9 sources, $ 135.95
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"This paper is a discussion of the works of five of the greatest directors in international cinema. D. W. Griffith, John Ford, Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, and Ingmar Bergman have each had enormous influence in their art because of their individual vision and striking approach to filmmaking.
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"This paper is a discussion of the works of five of the greatest directors in international cinema. D. W. Griffith, John Ford, Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, and Ingmar Bergman have each had enormous influence in their art because of their individual vision and striking approach to filmmaking. Their visual concerns have been dramatically different, but the commitment of each has led them to create powerful, effective films that continue to affect the work of filmmakers in every genre and every nation today. All five have made significant contributions toward turning filmmaking into an art, while developing different aspects of cinema and varying genres, and all five can be considered great artists.
David Wark Griffith was born in Kentucky on January 22, 1875. He began his career as an actor in small touring ..."
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Citizen Kane ( Orson Welles ), 1987.
Discusses the techniques, purposes & effects of narrative approach.
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"The cinematic world invites---even requires---concept-ualization. The images presented to us, their arrangement and juxtapositioning, are narrational blue prints for a fiction that must be constructed by the viewer's narrativity." This essay will discuss this quotation in relationship to Citizen Kane.
Orson Welles and co-writer, Herman J. Mankiewiez, created
a complexly structured story. Welles invites the viewer to
piece together the various segments of Kane's life rather like
the jigsaw puzzles that Kane's second wife, Susan, plays with
in Kane's castle. The film begins outside the castle, Xanadu,
at the "No Trespassing" sign, then moves through the dark eerie night to the castle, then on into the bedroom. The camera moves slowly toward the bed, where an ugly old man lies dying, Charles Foster Kane (Orson Welles). The camera moves in to hear the man's(...)"
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"Citizen Kane" (Orson Welles, 1940), 2002.
The paper reviews the film "Citizen Kane" and analyzes its importance and originality in 20th Century cinema.
1,006 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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The paper examines how the film reflects a sense of the history of the U.S. in the first four decades of the 20th Century. It looks at the American values embodied in the title character, Charles Foster Kane. The paper also discusses the synthesis of techniques used in the film, including German expressionism and spatial relations, which contributed to the film's originality.
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"This is an ambitious film. Its subject is not just the life of one man but the development of American society, politics, business, and journalism over the course of the century from around 1890 to 1940. The film is highly successful at both its main endeavors--making the wealthy and powerful Kane into a human figure standing as a sort of American tragedy, and giving a sense of how American history flowed through the media as the latter became more important in this century. For Kane, owning a newspaper starts as something he thinks would be fun and becomes a means to attain and consolidate power. He tries politics himself but is driven away when his own peccadilloes are about to be revealed, then he uses the paper to make and break others in politics as in other realms of business and social life."
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Luis Bunuel, 1992.
Examines the life and career of this Spanish filmmaker, discussing style, themes and critical reviews.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 6 sources, $ 55.95
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"LUIS BUNUEL
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the cinema of Luis
Bunuel in general and two of his films in specific: "Los Olvidados" (Mexico 1950) and "Viridiana" (Spain 1961). Special attention will be paid to the Spanish cinema and the Mexican cinema and how they influenced this film maker and his art.
In order to best frame this commentary, we should give a brief overview of Bunuel and his place in the Spanish-speaking film world. Luis Bunuel was born in Calanda, Spain on February 22, 1900, and he died in Mexico City on July 29, 1983. He led a long life, and most of it was devoted to making motion pictures.
After receiving his degree from Colegio del Salvador in religion, entomology, and zoology, he went on for an advanced degree in agricultural engineering and the natural sciences at the ..."
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Hearst and Welles, 2004.
This paper discusses the similarities in the lives of journalist William Randolph Hearst and filmmaker Orson Welles, known for his masterpiece, ?Citizen Kane?.
1,835 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 15 sources, MLA, $ 58.95
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This paper explains that Welles?s controversial film, "Citizen Kane", cast a negative light on the way Hearst operated his newspaper franchises, creating a struggle in which Hearst tried and succeeded in blocking the film from the public for many years. The author points out that William Randolph Hearst is commonly known as the originator of ?yellow journalism?, a type of news that distorts facts or makes them up to catch people's attention. The paper relates that Orson Welles also broke into prominence and became very well-known, just like Hearst. He was seen by many people to be a 'boy genius', and his dramatic skills as a public persona who could publicize himself were a lot like Hearst?s.
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"Hearst acquired his fortunes by ruthlessly competing with other newspapers until they folded under his pressure. No tactic was too low for him: if a newspaper had a popular comic-strip, he would steal the artist. He even stole being recognized by the term ?yellow journalism,? which was originally used to describe one of Hearst?s competitors,
Joseph Pulitzer. ?Though the term was originally coined to describe the journalistic practices of Joseph Pulitzer, William Randolph Hearst proved himself worthy of the title?. Hearst and Pulitzer competed mercilessly: ?in 1895, William Hearst purchased the New York Morning Journal and entered into a head-to-head circulation war with this former mentor, Joseph Pulitzer, owner of the New York World?."
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?The Bridge of San Luis Rey?, 2004.
A review of the novel, ?The Bridge of San Luis Rey? by Thornton Wilder.
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This paper discusses how, in "The Bridge of San Luis Rey", Thornton Wilder is trying to explore, with the reader, the meaning of life. It looks at how Wilder explores the theme of his novel through the point of view of a third person, Brother Juniper, who witnesses the collapse of the bridge of San Luis Rey and the death of five people. It also examines how the use of sunlight is symbolic of enlightenment and the message that the meaning of life is found among the living.
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"Just as the reader begins to feel that the purpose of life is to discover the meaning of love and the importance of expressing it unreservedly, Wilder raises another complication. The Marquesa is never given a chance to begin anew as she dies on the Bridge of San Luis Rey a few days later. The conflict begins again. What is the meaning of life? If the narrative is taken at face value, it all seems rather senseless, for after all, where is the point in achieving self-realization literally at the point of death? Unless, Wilder intended the reader to derive the meaning through evoking a sense of sympathy for the character of the Marquesa or even a sense of outrage at the waste."
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Fray Luis de Leon, 2003.
A discussion on the scholar and artist, Fray Luis de Leon.
920 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper examines the life and work of Fray Luis de Leon who was both a scholar and an artist. It explains that he was a man who came to represent the most learned elements of his time. It explores his ability to encapsulate his personal history and some of the darkest elements of Spanish history in the Renaissance.
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"Fray Luis de Leon was both a scholar and an artist a man who came to represent the most learned elements of his time as well as encapsulating in his personal history some of the darkest elements of Spanish history in the Renaissance. This paper examines his ..."
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Jorge Luis Borges' "The Lottery in Babylon", 2006.
This paper analyzes Jorge Luis Borges' short story, "The Lottery in Babylon" written in 1941.
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This paper explains that Jorge Luis Borges is a novelist known for using subjects that question God's existence and essence of life and that these themes appear in his short story, "The Lottery in Babylon". The author points out that, in the story, which is told in the first person point-of-view, the narrator is part of what is happening within the story but, despite his understanding of the people, cannot fathom the addiction of the community people to the lottery. The paper relates that "Lottery in Babylon" is full of symbolism and metaphors. For example, the term 'lottery' represents taking chances and the term 'company' represents God. The paper includes several quotations.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
"The Lottery in Babylon" - An Analysis
Plot
Theme
Conclusion
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"Lottery, as seen by the narrator's eyes, has undergone various evolutions. First, it was just like a very simple game played by the commoners. Then, the number of people who loved playing it increases, hence the rules of the game was changed. At first, the lottery only involves rewards that would be received by, of course, the winner. But when the game was eventually changed, punishments and irrelevant rewards were introduced. When still more and more people continue playing the game, the rules regarding the people who could join the game also changed."
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Luis Miguel, 2002.
This paper discusses Luis Miguel, the man and his music.
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This paper is a biography of the best selling Latin artist, Luis Miguel. This paper traces his many achievement up to the release of his November 2001 album "Mis Romances".
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Luis Valdez's ?Los Vendidos?, 2.
The purpose of this paper is to introduce and discuss the play ?Los Vendidos,? by Luis Valdez and to also discuss Chicano literature.
1,425 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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The paper discusses the theme of the play and various critics? thoughts on the theme and meaning of the work. Luis Valdez writes about Chicano issues. He uses the play to point out the inhumanity of the people who hire Mexicans and how the administration ignores their problems. Critics have called it one of the most important Chicano plays ever to be written.
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"?Los Vendidos? (the Sellouts) takes place on Honest Sancho's Used Mexican Lot, a ?used car lot? that supplies Mexicans to government workers who need token brown-skinned people to fill various roles. Miss JIM-enez is a secretary looking for a Mexican for Governor Regan?s office. Someone who will not stand out too much, but will show the Governor has a ?brown-skinned? person on his staff. Dark, but not too dark, and suave. ?Beige, just the tone? (Valdez). He will be beige in his politics too, a ?yes? man to the white politicians who keep him around so they look good."
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The Achievements of Luis Barragan, 2007.
This paper looks at the legendary architecture of Luis Barragan, a Mexican architect.
4,064 words (approx. 16.3 pages), 14 sources, MLA, $ 109.95
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The paper discusses how Luis Barragan is famous for his architecture that seeks to use light, water and open natural spaces in order to portray the Mexican culture in a contemporary, but non-conforming way. The paper relates that one of the crowning achievements for Barragan was winning the international Pritzker Prize for Architecture in 1980. The paper explains Barragan's objectives of blending his surroundings within their natural element, adding bright colors to enhance the setting, having beautiful serene gardens in which the resident's could enjoy life and always having his designs show their Latin American connections.
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"Luis Barragan's development and reformulation of Mexican architecture was an endless artistic search for a contemporary expression of Mexican culture" (Underwood). Beginning in the 1920's and continuing all the way until Barragan's death in 1988, his quest for this contemporary expression led him to many different countries, cultures and to interact with many different people from various walks of life, especially those individuals who were artistic or were, themselves, striving to leave their artistic mark on society. Barragan was able to accomplish that objective which is evident by the works of architecture he left behind."
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The Poems of Luis Pales Matos, 2002.
A look at the themes of African rhythm and mystical power in the poetry of Luis Pales Matos.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 26.95
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This essay will argue, through an exploration of these aspects of Pales Matos' work, that it was this grounding in sensual rhythm and traditional African imagery that makes him a poet with universal appeal.
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