Federico Fellini

The Garden of the Finzi-Continis directed by Vittorio De Sica tells the story of the Finzi-Contini, a wealthy, Jewish, and aristocratic family, in fascist Ferrara Italy through the eyes of Georgo, a upper middle class jew. The Finzi-Contini’s represent an older aristocratic European tradition that was dying after World War 1 leading them to ignore the dangerous realities, and the restrictions placed on their lives by the fascist italian state. They are so oblivious to the danger that they do not…

For a postwar Italian society, reconciliation with their wartime atrocities required the reconstruction of collective memory. Popular media, such as films and songs, were essential in accomplishing this seemingly gargantuan task. At the heart of Roberto Rossellini’s Rome Open City, for example, is the active reconstruction of memory. As a work of fiction, Rome Open City honors the resistance against the Nazi occupation of Rome. Yet, as a work which provides insight into the emotional landscape…

I believe that Blasetti’s historical epic, 1860, is meant to evoke patriotic sentiments in the audience and draw attention to the duty that every citizen has to the state. I think that although the film is not overtly fascist, that it has a lot of fascist themes and undertones that allow it to be qualified as a fascist film. I think that the choice of a lowly shepherd from Sicily as the main character suggests that Blasetti wanted to appeal to the everyday man and women. As far as instilling…

In the letter Lope de Aguirre: Letter from to King Phillip of Spain, 1561, Lope filled the letter with hate. He demanded justice claiming that he and his people will “no longer tolerate the great oppression and unjust punishments” that they were forced to endure under the leadership of corrupt politicians and an unjust and reckless ruler. Lope states that the king’s sole concern is only of himself and not about the people under his leadership who worked themselves to the bone and foght for his…

Blood Wedding is a particularly distinct play where only Lorca can decipher the placement of characters and their symbolic connotations. He presents characters in a unique manner to express personal beliefs and controversial issues surrounding society at he time of the play. One character that stood out to me was Leonardo, his spitefulness and bitterness was an appealing feature that will not go unnoticed. He has varied features that contrast definitely from the other cast. Analysing this…

Blood Wedding was written by Federico Garcia Lorca in 1932 and was first performed in 1933. Blood wedding was inspired by a story Lorca heard that came from Almería. There a bride ran away with her cousin. Her cousin was then murdered by the bridegroom’s brother. Given this inspiration Lorca went on to write a play that continues to be popular to this day. The play is full of various themes, themes that everyday people can connect to. It also contains climactic scenes like majority of good plays…

The sequence that I will be analyzing is the opening of the movie 8 ½ (1963) directed by the great Federico Fellini. The 8½ opening sequence uses specific panning shots and the element of sound to depict fear and pressure in the most thought provoking ways possible. Filled with Fellini’s infinite imagination, this movie does not cease to amaze the viewer even after 40 years of its creation. It is certainly a masterpiece of its time and attracts you from the very first sequences in the film. As…

Film authorship is represented in the work by the two Italian Auteurs; Michelangelo Antonioni and Federico Fellini. When considering the concept of film authorship, the director has complete creative control which enables him/her to make it their own and by doing this the director creates their own style that is seen in their work. This can be true for any director that has produced multiple films; after viewing two films by the same director you should see a certain type of style through…

MARTIN SCORSESE Martin Charles Scorsese born November 17, 1942) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film historian. Part of the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking, he is widely regarded as one of the most significant and influential filmmakers in cinema history. In 1990, he founded The Film Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to film preservation, and in 2007 he founded the World Cinema Foundation. He is a recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award for his…

The artist/designer i have decided to base my work off is Tim Burton, Tim Burton is an American film director, producer, artist, writer and animator. He is mostly known for his “Burton-esque” style that he has been developed by him as he is such an influential artist with his films and art, it is mainly frame by frame art as he does storyboards for his stop-motion films and also concept arts for his final characters in the films, his work has been produced since 1982 and he is still making work…