Federico García Lorca

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 character in considerable depth will expose why Lorca used this character. Furthermore exploring purpose and reasoning that otherwise will be undetectable by a general observation. Leonardo 's outpour,"I 've been asking myself night and day who was to blame...…

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 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…

In contrast, Giuseppe Tornatore’s Cinema Paradiso illustrates cinema as a modern social force. From the beginning of the film until the 7.00 minute mark, we see a clay pot on a ledge. Beyond it is the blue sea, the Mediterranean. Camera backs slowly as credits reveals a doorway, a bowl of lemons on a table. Then we hear an older woman's voice on the telephone. "Yes, Salvatore de Vita." The older woman moves into the frame. She identifies herself as his mother. She gains no information. Shot…

From Luxuria, Cortisan, Odalisque, Olympia and Mary Magdalene to Korinne in Mauro John Capece contemporaneous cinematic chef-d'oeuvre, the portrayal of prostitutes is most outstanding. La Scultura (The Sculpture) a film by Mauro John Capece was premiered at the World Film Festival of Montreal on Monday August 25th. The film is set in Italy in the modern world; Capece directorial style sparklingly reflects gracefulness, simplicity with a minimalist and essentialist aroma, while being constantly…

The Vatican post the release of La Dolce Vita condemned the film as being pornographic and an insult to the traditional Italian Catholic church. The film with its play on the Italian essence of Hollywood was extravagant and not what could be considered as following the practices of the Catholic Church. But, why then did some believe that aspects of the film point to false spirituality? This falsity was seen in the opening scene as a statue of Jesus Christ was flown over the city, symbolizing…

Italian neorealism is a style of filming in Italy after World War II, created by a concern for social issues and often shot on location with unexperienced actors. Truth a very important opinion of Italian neorealism because truth makes a film realistic. This can be seen through the truth of the characters, lighting, location, decoration, and camera angles and editing. The storyline being as simple as the search for a bicycle. Likewise, the actual characters in the film are everyday normal…

When choosing, Gran Torino, I took into consideration that I wanted to completely start from scratch when beginning to apply these social theories to ongoing social problems. I believe that doing so, I was more open minded to social issues and subtle conflicts that I may have overlooked in movies I had already seen. I could have applied many other theories to the movie to aid in the explanation of social problems discussed in the movie for example; Kondrat’s Person-in-Environment theory as…

Uniqueness and Audacity in Film: Nanni Moretti Nanni Moretti is an Italian filmmaker who has garnered great fame and prominence from his unique style of filmmaking which tackles Italian political and social issues which are riddled with a strange, quirky style of humor. Moretti over the years has challenged Italian filmmaking norms and has become a forefront in the discussion of Italian politics. His fame, however, does not exceed that of his country, where in the United States he is relatively…

In the last couple years, it seems that there is always a news headline about a celebrity getting into an argument with the paparazzi, and there is always that one person that feels the need to say, “They signed up for it,” but that’s not true. These celebrities signed up to do what they love; they signed up to do a job just like any other person. What they didn’t do is sign up to have drones fly over their homes, be followed and yelled at as the walk down the street, or be photographed as they…