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Visual Arts & Film Studies Essays

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Analysis of Goodfellas Film Visual Arts & Film Studies Movie Review
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The author and the director joined forces to write the screenplay. The movie captures the ups and downs of Henry Hill and his associates over the better part of the second half of the 20th century. The title of the book had already been in the public domain courtesy of a television series and Wise Guys, a 1986 comedy show by De Palma. 
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The Appropriation and Hybridity in Taiwanese and American Art Visual Arts & Film Studies Thesis
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Image-Configuration Ink-wash Painting, which derived from a unique combination of symbols or signs, was primarily applied to convey the imagery of the inner mind. The imagery appearing in human minds is usually vague, changeable, irrational and fleeting. They are also tremendously complex and in a state of chaos. 
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Critiquing a Film: The Wizard of Oz Visual Arts & Film Studies Movie Review
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When taking a look at the impact that The Wizard of Oz has made on society, this fairytale was designed to be a children’s movie but there are people of all ages that still watch the movie as it periodically runs on television and has been re-released in several special editions including the most recent 70 year anniversary edition. 
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Exhibition Design and Its Relationship with Art Pieces Visual Arts & Film Studies Case Study
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This paper will discuss the cultures of the display through the comparison of two separate exhibitions from selected famous museums. This comparison will be done through the study of predominant artistic theories implied by the exhibited works of art and the relationship it creates with the area of the exhibition.
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United States in Film: Sex, Drugs, and Violence Visual Arts & Film Studies Article
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Due to the increase in psychedelic drugs, films during this time were likely created by new directors trying to break into the industry and marketing on the psychedelic theme.  Of the films that were not created specifically for drug users, many were based on the increasing strife that was occurring in the United States.
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Comparison of Fahrenhype 9/11 and Fahrenheit 9/11 Visual Arts & Film Studies Movie Review
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The research suggests that the arguments made against the policies and actual motivation of the Bush government regarding the declaration of war were perfectly portrayed in Fahrenheit 9/11. This is because the context of the situation indicates the growing need for economic and political enlargement of the Bush government.
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Time Travelling Movies Visual Arts & Film Studies Case Study
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And, in reviewing one of the films compared in this paper, Back to the Future, these themes are present, even though they are presented in a satirical way. On the other hand, sometimes time travel films are aiming strictly for laughs, not for any kind of examination or provocation of thought.  Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure is an example of this second type of satirical time-traveling movie.
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Heritage Films Visual Arts & Film Studies Term Paper
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Many of these films depend upon well-known literary works, usually novels, for their plotline, and the screenplays reduce the content to a shorter presentation of the main themes and ideas. In a few cases, these films present both mainstream views of the period in question and other, ‘alternative’ heritage material that is set in contrast to the dominant norms of gender, race, class or sexuality.
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Un Chien Andalou by Luis Buuel and Salvador Dali Visual Arts & Film Studies Coursework
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Bunuel had an uncomfortable relationship with the Catholic Church. The content of the first two shots was considered blasphemous. Bunuel was banished from Spain but he continued to be at loggerheads with the Church and stepped up a virulent campaign against it. Why did he adopt the practice of shock treatment in Un Chien Andalou?
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The Weather Underground by Sam Green and Bill Siegel Visual Arts & Film Studies Movie Review
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The structure of The Weather Underground is interesting in that the filmmakers were combining the physical body of the film from so many texts. The film is labeled a “docudrama” because there are a few scenes that are staged re-enactments. The filmmakers took much care in matching the film stock and props to recreate the look of the seventies.
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The History of Chicano Cinema Visual Arts & Film Studies Movie Review
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The problem with the issue of ethnic identity is that it is a multidimensional issue, but at the same time may look like a personal issue and decision. Some scholars define ethnic identity as a primordial issue. This perspective is, in essence, essentialist, and argues that everyone has a sense of ethnic identity with which one is born; “ethnicity of descent” as some scholars call it.
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Boy in Germany, Year Zero Visual Arts & Film Studies Movie Review
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The roughness of the open city gives a sense of realism to the film. The viewer gets a picture of a recorded document of the tragic history of the nation. “The uneven film stock, salvaged from scrap reels, creates a realistic, documentary appearance, blurring the distinction between the created story and the realized drama of postwar turmoil”.
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Bicycle Thieves by Vittorio DeSica Visual Arts & Film Studies Movie Review
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The scene as it forms the climax of the film is important and a vital link between the vents taking place prior to the scene and is about to take place after this scene. The scene is decked up with symbols and launches its audience into the realm of psychology. The activity of the child, his repeated mistake of seeing the apparition and different people, is actually his fear for his father.
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Analysis of the Movie: Cigarette Box Visual Arts & Film Studies Movie Review
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While the Auteur Theory consistently asserts and acclaims the position of the Director to mold and manicure the viewpoint with which the audiences interpret the trace and history of a work of art (in the form of an object, character or event); Benjamin’s Theory on the mechanical reproduction of art discreetly points at the loss of a pristine quality that makes a ‘masterpiece’ irreproducible.
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Portrayal of Latino Identity: Comparative Analysis of Frida and Learn to be Latino Visual Arts & Film Studies Essay
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The character of Hanan gives away an important message that there is little acceptance for Middle Eastern women in American society and the people have a stereotypical image of these women. Similarly, they also have a typical image for the Native American women and to be a Latino, there are certain things that one needs to learn.  
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Word and Image: Creating Meaning Visual Arts & Film Studies Assignment
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The author states that in order to provide proper nourishment to child psychology or mental development, representation of facts alone, are important but at the same time if those facts can be presented with a proper metaphorical application, fused with a flight of fancy, the entire aspect becomes more effective.
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Adding Flair to the Dramatics Visual Arts & Film Studies Movie Review
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The author states that the Cognitive Theory is a theory of learning. It attempts to explain human behavior by understanding the thought processes of the human mind. Human beings are logical and yes, human beings make choices that make sense to them. There is this “Information processing” going on because they are meant to lead an interesting mental life.
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Simon Cowell Visual Arts & Film Studies Assignment
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The author states that after working several jobs that failed to hold his interest, in 1979 he landed his ideal job as a runner for producers at Elstree Studios. People.com quoted Simon's memoir as saying "from my first day on the job I began planning and scheming my way to the top of the business".
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Cinema from West to East and Back Visual Arts & Film Studies Essay
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Considering the immense growth in cross-border immigration in the last few decades, the cinema of Hong Kong, especially those made in the 1990s, share certain common thematic aspects with its European counterpart. It was only a matter of time that the East would stamp its authority on the Western soil in terms of introducing seminal works of intellectual creativity.                                                                 
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The Danger and Satisfaction of Putting Together a Documentary Visual Arts & Film Studies Essay
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I saw that most of the film consisted of just interviews and that just a few shots were of the country. I supposed that it would be hard to film, even if I did decide to stick to doing interviews. The people I needed to interview were still from Iran, making my assignment impossible. This is due to the fact that, during the last 10 months, even with a permission letter, you could not interview people unless you worked for the government.
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The Work of Robert Frank Visual Arts & Film Studies Research Proposal
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Robert Frank, one of the most influential individuals in the world of photography, born in Switzerland. Frank is one of the most powerful photographers not only in America but in the entire world. For over fifty years the traditional rules of film making and photography have been broken by Robert Frank. He has always looked for artistic freedom.
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What Makes a Movie Good Visual Arts & Film Studies Coursework
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Film critics believe that movies are great because of their lasting stylistic and historical value. Through Birth of a Nation and the Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, it is seen that revolutionary stylistic breakthroughs made in these films that continue to influence filmmakers are the primary reasons critics and film professors consider them good movies. 
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Hawks The Big Sleep vs. Godards Breathless Visual Arts & Film Studies Movie Review
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The author states that the primary basis of the comparative analysis of these two films is that while Hawks’ The Big Sleep is a realist film, Godard’s Breathless represents the genre of antirealist cinema. Moreover, the comparison will be based on the following cinematic elements: narrative, theme, tone, space, and sound of the two movies.
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The British Film Industry Visual Arts & Film Studies Coursework
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The problem with both distribution and exhibition has led the British film industry into one that is not able to compete at a global level. There are also different changes with the context in society, specifically from 1979 until the present day, which is creating changes with how the film industry is functioning.
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Science Fiction Films: The Matrix and Contact Visual Arts & Film Studies Essay
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Advances in science and technology are wonderful and spectacular - when they continue to serve their purpose and they are constantly monitored to ensure that nothing forfeits the safety of the creation. There are many science fiction films, such as The Matrix, where something is created, but then the ownership of the creation is put on the line. 
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Fictuality and Definition of Documentary Theory and Practice in Film Visual Arts & Film Studies Research Proposal
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Fictuality occurs in the intersection of the vanishing event and its creative treatment by the documenting and reporting subject, represented through the dynamic relationship that exists between the director and the audience in mass-media communications. Fictuality can be viewed through the lens of the camera, on stage, in the TV set, and through the mode of media reproduction used by the artist, author, or director.
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Immigrants Actions in the Film Visual Arts & Film Studies Movie Review
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This film indeed has a rhetorical situation because of a number of factors. First, there is exigence, in this case, the situation of the immigrants and the need for someone to do something about the situation. Second, there is the audience who are capable of doing something about a situation which is basically the viewers of the film. 
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Globalization and Policy in Film Sector Visual Arts & Film Studies Essay
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A significant implication of globalization is that it has heightened trade and cultural exchange between the film industries of countries across the globe. The outcome of the internalization of the film and TV industry has blurred cultural identities and intensified competition by letting film products cross national borders.   
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Crossing the Lines - Kashmir, Pakistan, India Visual Arts & Film Studies Movie Review
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One of the most crucial issues that are depicted by the documentary is religion and nationalism. It is evident that the problem of nationalism and religion have substantially entwined the fate of Kashmiris, Indians, and Pakistanis for a long time approximated to be more than five decades (Abraham, 2009). 
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Analysis of the Characters Tyler and Jack in Fight Club and Calvin and Hobbes the Philosophers Visual Arts & Film Studies Assignment
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The major link will be demonstrated through the ethical and moral scruples of the cartoon Calvin and Hobbes, which will be described further in detail later on herein. The characters in Fight Club are supposed to mirror Calvin and Hobbes, and Calvin and Hobbes are supposed to mirror the philosopher's John Calvin and Thomas Hobbes.
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A Short History of Japanese Film Industry Visual Arts & Film Studies Case Study
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Moreover, with the growing popularity of Japanese films in the west, Korean film productions suddenly carry on the trend and follow the tradition of the J-horror. In the light of these, questions of why Asian productions abruptly stream into the west all point to answers pertaining to the modern innovative concept of Japanese films.
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The Day the Earth Stood Still Visual Arts & Film Studies Movie Review
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The author states that Peter Lev in History of the American Cinema writes that “a general set of themes in the time period was distrust, hatred, and anxiety among humans” and that science fiction films of the 50s “invoked the concept of nuclear threat by focusing on fear of new or alien technology”.
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Sociology and the Cinema Visual Arts & Film Studies Assignment
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The author states that it isn’t any wonder how anyone could find sociology in the background of cinemas. Even if there aren’t any human beings in a movie, its ability to send us messages about ourselves, the way we communicate, behave, the very way we live in an entertaining fashion makes it for a very effective medium of instruction.
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Davids Oath of the Horatii Visual Arts & Film Studies Assignment
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The author states that the central figure in David’s work is a man clothed in a red cloak who is holding swords in the air. To his left, three young men have each raised their right arms in unison in the direction of the sword holder. The eye then follows the painting to the right corner where three women and two children are huddled together.
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Stop Animation and the Comparison to Newer Techniques in CGI Visual Arts & Film Studies Term Paper
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Even with its use of very modern effects, the film is a tribute to older work. There are homages to King Kong, Them, and The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms. The Statue of Liberty scene was inspired by Escape from New York. However, the ending is very much a modern invention. In most films of this nature, a triumph is the conclusion of the film. 
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Performing Criticism: Maurizio Cattelans The Ninth Hour Visual Arts & Film Studies Essay
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Every book, article, and personal account molds my reaction. At times I will not even be aware of the effect these experiences have on my critical appraisal. This is the essence of the constantly changing state of my body of thoughts. In Barthes’ words ‘I have kept only the images which enthrall me, without my knowing why’. 
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The French New Wave Visual Arts & Film Studies Essay
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Breathless (1960) along with Truffaut’s 400 blows (1959) poses a new wave’s first challenge to the Hollywood studio system. It was the powerful studio system that ran Hollywood from the late '20s through the '60s. The studio system consisted of companies that owned the studios where films were produced. These companies decided the material to be filmed;
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The Birth of a Nation by D.W. Griffith Visual Arts & Film Studies Movie Review
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This film is quite well known for its awesome effects, camera tricks, and its lighting, and it also caused a great deal of controversy in that it positively portrays the Ku Klux Klan (American Movie Classics Company LLC). Griffith is quite creative in how he transforms the military opposition between the North and South to the opposition between Blacks and Whites.
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Comparison of Leading Womens Role in Portrait of Teresa and Salt of Sea Visual Arts & Film Studies Case Study
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Every society has different values, traditions, and perceptions regarding the role of women that fit within their historical, cultural and social contexts. The cinema is an important cultural institution and reflector of social values tends to depict the role of women in movies to refer their current status as well as to motivate them to play a nontraditional role for some specified purposes.
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Showdown with Iran Visual Arts & Film Studies Movie Review
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The author states that there are some controversies that the US-funded Iraq in the war against Iran and that George Bush is primarily responsible for why Saddam rose into power. On the other hand, from the US perspective, they wanted to prevent Iran from gaining power by preventing it from getting nuclear weapons capability.
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The Repertory of Orientalism by Sut Jhally Visual Arts & Film Studies Movie Review
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The author states that Jhally sets the tone for the rest of the film which is an obviously sympathetic one to Said and his thesis: the West views the Middle East “through a lens” which is the historical product of the master-slave relationship which has existed for the last few centuries between the West and the Middle East.
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Lady Liberty in Todays Culture Visual Arts & Film Studies Assignment
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The author states that the suggestion of creating a token of the pleasant French-American relations that resulted from the aid given by France to America during the American Revolution was conceived by Edouard-René Lefebvre de Laboulaye, a French historian and a reputed interpreter and enthusiast of the American government. 
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The Genre of a Film Visual Arts & Film Studies Term Paper
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It may be concluded that the interpretation of film text and images may be a cognitive and psychosomatic function. The viewer’s ability to distinguish fantasy, illusion, and reality can produce objective and subjective experiences, which will determine the manner in which film material is interpreted and evaluated.  
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Analysis of The Maltese Falcon and Le Mepris Movies Visual Arts & Film Studies Movie Review
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Godard courageously cultivates a budding divisive pattern to draw the line somewhere between garishly common-place melodrama and disaffected, yet, openly demanding rebellion. The story is founded on Moravia’s novel and the film was entirely made in Italy. The story invariably shows the consequences of estrangement between a husband and a wife.
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Lost In Translation Visual Arts & Film Studies Case Study
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There are such movies such as The Music Lovers by Ken Russell and Men In Black by Barry Sonnenfeld but this one is a class in its own.  It deals with cultural shock and gap and the loneliness and alienation that emanate from it and how transported foreigners react and adapt to unfamiliar cultures.  In this movie, two American castaways are transported by force of necessity to far away from Tokyo, Japan.
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Its a Wonderful Life and The Third Man: Messages in Film Visual Arts & Film Studies Movie Review
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The theme of sharing with others is a prevalent one in this film. It is perhaps intended to create bonds between the viewers and their communities in what would have been very difficult times in 1946 when the film was released.  People would have needed hope, and they would have needed to have their beliefs in their faith reinforced.
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The Lament for Icarus by Herbert James Draper Visual Arts & Film Studies Case Study
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By the same token, knowing the reason why the painting was created can often help to identify particular faces used in the paintings or other important elements that might otherwise go unnoticed.  Finally, it is also necessary to understand the time period in which the painting was created as this also helps to inform the elements of the piece and the techniques used to render it. 
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Mrs. Doubtfire: Analysis of the Film Using Bergsons Essay on Laughter Visual Arts & Film Studies Movie Review
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Bergson (2004) suggested that ‘the attitudes, gestures, and movements of the human body are laughable in exact proportion as that body reminds us of a mere machine; there is no need to follow this law through the details of its immediate applications, which are innumerable’ (Bergson, 2004, section IV).
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Philosophy of Film: Can Film Be Representational Art Visual Arts & Film Studies Article
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According to Roger, the film mimics and depends on the theatre. This is the only way in which film becomes an art. As the author of the following paper tells, representational art is an art that depicts something people recognize easily. An example of this form of art is the Third Avenue etching created by Leon Dolce.
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The Story of Joan of Arc Visual Arts & Film Studies Essay
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Through ages the story of the heroic female warrior-later declared saint has been passed on. The story of a young patriot, a female warrior, who dared to defy the times and challenge local customs as she fought for the independence of her country against an alien power’s rule. That Saint heard the voices of God and was inspired by them until she eventually met her tragic doom.
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