Federico García Lorca

The two post World War Two movements that affected the development of film narrative and style were neorealism and the new wave. Neorealism was not as original as historians once thought, but it did create a distinct approach to fictional filmmaking that had an enormous influence on cinema in other countries (FH 330). One of the most vivid Italian films to represent postwar suffering was Vittorio De Sica’s Ladri di biciclette (The Bicycle Thief) in 1948. This story is of a worker whose…

Rosellini’s Portrayal of Marina as Everywoman, Ingrid As A Wicked Temptress, In Rome, Open City Roberto Rossellini’s neorealist film, Rome Open City, is reflective of the turbulent climate in Italy during Nazi and Fascist occupation in World War II. His use of costuming, body language, and mirror shots give rise to a tongue-in-cheek reflection at all the difficult moral and economic sacrifices people had to make during the war. Rossellini not only makes Marina and Ingrid, but also his audience…

Have you ever wondered what makes a film so successful? Or what sets a film aside, allows it to stand out from the rest? How can one film connect to many people around the world and appeal to their emotions in an immense way. With the use of the Italian Neo-Realism films did just that. This movement allowed filmmakers to represent life as it is lived by the people. Normal people were given to chance to watch real world problems on the big screen. The movement Italian Neo-Realism was born at the…

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…

Fantastic Fates and Where to Find Them In writing One Hundred Year of Solitude, Gabriel Garcia Márquez fuses political commentary, magic realism, and reflections on humanity through his creation of the fictional town Macondo. Despite killer ants, gorgeous women ascending to the heavens, and soothsayers, Márquez claims that “there’s not a single line in all [his] work that does not have a basis in reality” (Hamilton 1). If taken literally, Márquez may be referring to the inspiration overbearing…

Carter, Jemica M., and Feleta L. Wilson. “Cyberbullying: A 21st Century Health Care Phenomenon.” Pediatric Nursing, vol. 41, no. 3, 2015, pp. 115–125. CINAHL Complete, eds.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail/detail?vid=34&sid=3e34c396-34b8-4696-b468-9beaeca5f3ff%40sessionmgr4007&hid=4205&bdata=jnnpdgu9zwhvc3qtbgl2zq%3d%3d#an=109799994&db=ccm. The authors of this article conducted their research in order to find out just how common cyberbullying is among individuals aged 10-18 years. In order to do so…

When I was first accepted to the University of Alabama at Birmingham, I did not know what adventures were going to come my way. I did not know what adversities were going to show themselves to me unsuspectingly. I knew I would face these adversities and I knew I would grow from them. This adversity in college has also presented itself in this English course by challenging who I am as a writer in the same way that UAB has challenged who I am as a person and as a student. When I got to UAB, I knew…

How many times have you been out somewhere and seen someone that dresses differently than you, or someone covered in tattoos, and immediately made a judgment on what kind of he or she is? Maybe you pulled up next to a car blasting music that you do not like, and again made a judgment about that person simply because of the type of music he or she was listening to? Even more disappointing is when judgment is made simply because someone is a different race. Judging someone without even knowing…