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18 Cards in this Set
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Who directed If.... and what year?
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Lindsay Anderson, 1968
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Who plays Travis?
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Malcom McDowell
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What are the main themes?
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x Rebellion x Authority |
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What focus scenes?
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x Opening scene- (Boys arriving and unpacking) x Packhorse Cafe- (Animal fight) x Burning stuff- (Featus) x Ritual and Romance- (gym scene) x Shooting Icons- (Figues of the establishment) |
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Main characters?
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x Travis- (Malcolm McDowell) x Wallace x The Girl x Rowntree x Headmaster |
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How does the 'opening scene' relate to themes of the 60's?
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x Post World War II, Non conforming teens.
x In The MISE-EN-SCENE posters such as Guy Fawkes and other rebellion figures imply rebellion plot line- Paris Riots- 1968 |
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How does the 'opening scene' touch upon the plot lines of Rebellion and Authority. |
x Uniform connotes tradition and authority. Travis is not wearing any, implies rule breaking, rebellion. x Shows hierarchy, Rowntree talking to Jute, camera angle, reverse shot. x Rebellion posters. x Mustache= Being a man. The older you are the more authority you have. |
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How does the 'Packhorse Cafe' scene relate to themes of the 60's? |
x Gender equality. 2nd wave of feminism. -Girl takes control, she is in focus. -Male Gaze x Sexual Revolution, permissive society. -Animal fight. x Generation gap, rebellious society etc. |
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How does the 'Packhorse Cafe' scene touch upon the plot lines of rebellion and authority? |
x Tribal Music- Sancitu- Tribal links in with a tribal society which means a group of people looking up to one chief, links in with authority of the school boys and the headmatser/rowntree. x Travis is rude with the sugar- Rebellion, breaking social norms. |
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How does the 'Burning Stuff' scene relate to themes of the 60's? |
x Fetus, The Pill, 1961 |
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How does the 'Burning Stuff' scene touch up the plot lines of rebellion and authority? |
x |
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How does the 'Ritual and Romance' relate to themes of the 60's? |
x Sexual Offences act of 1967 |
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How does the 'Ritual and Romance' scene touch upon the plot lines of rebellion and authority? |
x Rebellion against society at the time as the Sexual Offences act had only just been introduced. |
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How does the 'Shooting Icons' scene relate to themes of the 60's? |
x |
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How does the 'Shooting Icons' scene touch upon the plot lines of rebellion and authority? |
x Travis is shooting icons of power, ie, The Queen. x Foreshadows a later event in the film when they shot students and teachers of the school. |
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What other themes does if.... use throughout the film? |
x Breakdown of order- Similarly to The Wicker Man. x Gender Equality, Sexism, Feminism. x Gay Rights x Sexual Revolution. x Generation Gap. |
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What is If.... the metanarrative of? |
The 60's. |
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Arguments throughout If....? |
x Positive Vs Negative sides of rebellion? x Youthful Rebellion Vs Old Traditional Rebellion |
