Similarities Between The Blue Angel And The 39 Steps

Decent Essays
Mehek Khaira
Professor Krazter
Film 106B
5 February 2016
Filmed in Time Throughout life, many are told to live in the moment; capturing the essence of time while embracing the current age of life. For filmmakers, recreating life through the eyes of a lens can not only give an opportunity to create, but also express the emotions that once had meaning. The film, The Blue Angel, directed by Josef van Sternberg, in 1930, and The 39 steps, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, in 1935, are two completely different films that's capture one great thing: the beauty of history. Neither film narrative’s directly have major historical context, however, they embody each designated era and the stylistic elements of its time. While both directors have different

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