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...immense strength and endurance as he rises above his inhibitions for the sake of opera and the future of his school. Works Cited Chen Kaige. Dir. Farewell my Concubine. Marimax Classics. 1993. Film Denby, D. A Half Century at the Opera. New York Magazine. Oct 25, 1993. Web. 16 March 2012. Ebert, Roger. Farewell my Concubine. October 29, 1993. Web. 16 March 2012 LIANG, Ying. "Making The Familiar Strange And The Strange Familiar--Farewell, My Concubine And Its Crossing National Borders." US-China Foreign Language 9.8 (2011): 530-538. Print Zhang, Jenny. Chinese Movies-Farwell my Concubine. Sep 15, 2010. Web. 16...
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...The accused (Movie) Substantive Law is the basic law in written form and that defines rights as well as duties, which includes crimes together with punishments (contract law, criminal law, tort law, law of wills, etc.) responsibilities and civil rights within civil law. Procedural law on the other hand provides the mechanism through which the enforcement of the duties and rights would be realized. The procedural law therefore comprises of rules to be adhered to by a court while hearing and determining criminal as well as civil cases. This paper intends to analyze from the substantive...
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...China: A Century of Revolution II: The Mao Years Within the first part of the Mao Years (1949 – 1976), as depicted in the documentary, Mao Zedong initially championed the liberation of China with the victory of the Communist Party which the Chinese people celebrated in October, 1949. Hailed as the hero of revolution, Mao introduced a kind of government that would replace the former corrupt and incompetent regime which led China to bankruptcy. At this stage, people began hoping that a new communist head of state could direct them to peace, unity, and prosperity.
To Mao, “a just cause is invincible” and by further command of his philosophy, the citizens became idealists that they started...
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...17 January Commentaries of The Thief of Bagdad 1924 (China Version) The Thief of Baghdad is a film that has attracted several logical arguments. It therefore becomes imperative to take a critical look at one of the arguments about this epic film. It has been argued that, the film did not treat Islam with the seriousness it deserves.
The story Ahmed told the women in the palace harem in the film about having 365 wives without loving them is one of the likely ways that, one could say that, the religion of Islam was not taken seriously (The Thief of Baghdad). This could be true if one considers that, Islam is a religion that allows people to marry as many wives as they wish as long as they would love these women equally...
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...invasion of China in the 1930s and the victory of the Communists in 1949. The two meet at troupe and become very close friends. They, craving freedom, escape from the troupe but later return (Farewell my concubine, 2006).
Douzi and Shitou grow on to be stars of Beijing opera and assume the stage names Cheng Dieyi and Duan Xiaolou. Dieyi falls in love with Xiaolou while a patron, Yuan Shiqing, makes advances at Dieyi. Xiaolou develops affection for Juxian and they later get engaged. Dieyi and Xiaolou have a falling out. Dieyi takes up with Master Yuan who gives him Zhangs sword. Master Guan shames them into re-forming the troupe.
The relationships of the three main characters are tested in the political...
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...uses characters to demonstrate social molestations that females undergo in the society. These include a girl child that has run away from physical molestation, a woman seeking divorce from abusive marriage and a teen-age girl accusing a neighbor of rape. The two women championing for social justice within the community, also act as the sisters in law. One of them is a judge while the other is the uttermost Lady in the detective agency. They work together to inform, educate and advocate for the social good of the oppressed females. In the film, the end comes with justice served and the audience cheers and applauds happily (Lee 1). The main characters in the film include Vera Ngassa, the state prosecutor; Beatrice Ntuba,...
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...FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE Department Farewell My Concubine What does the film teach us about the rise of Communism in china? The Communist revolution was at its peak in China during the mid-20th century. The film “Farewell my concubine” portrays the political turmoil resulting from this major transition in China. It was a period which saw the rise of Communism. The film teaches us about this historically significant rise by demonstrating myriad events which led to the victory of Communism in 1949. It tells that the rise of Communism dragged the whole country into a highly chaotic situation. The film stands distinguished among a plethora of...
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...his rap depicts the change in the culture on relations when he raps that girls in China believe in money and not love and is well illustrated by being conned all his money by a girl he met online. Miranda Hong is expected to have a child by her in-laws, parents, and husband, but she is more dedicated to her career depicting the cultural differences in having children, before the reforms and cultural changes, she would not have a say on having children.
Family break up/divorce and finding a balance between family and work are the other social issues touched in the film. Family breakup is envisaged in the life of Lu Dong, who is furious with his father for taking off with a younger woman resulting in a...
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... “Golden Helmet” Introduction The film “Casque dOr” was also termed as the “Golden Helmet.” The movie was from French roots. Jacques Becker was the film’s director. The film’s story revolves around an ill-fated love affair between the film’s protagonists Serge Reggiani and Simone Signoret (Brantôme 3). The base of the story is on a disreputable love triangle between Amélie Élie, the prostitute and Manda and Leca, who were Apache gang leaders. This film can be termed as an inward-looking drama of revenge and love. The entire story revolves around Marie. Love and revenge are the main themes depicted in the film. The document below reviews the film.
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Marie is depicted in the film as a woman of significant beauty. She... “Golden...
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