Franco Dragone

where the Spanish Civil War begins. It starts and is centered around a military General named Francisco Franco. After the new government took over in 1931 and stripped power from the military, Franco was demoted and placed on the military inactive list. He went along with it and accepted his new role for Spain. In 1933 conservative officials were elected into the government and gained power. Franco was then activated from the military, and later in 1934 promoted to Major General. In October of…

Francisco Franco Francisco Franco y Bahamonde and commonly known as General Francisco Franco is a Spanish military commander who was pro-monarch. He ruled his country through the Spanish Flanque or Phalange Party with an iron fist at the end of the Spanish civil war which took place in the 1930s, he was the first to form such kind of party, he established close relationships with fascism and Nazism during World War II. The man was subjected to international isolation after the war in which he…

ambassadors from Madrid, so Spain introduced international isolation that continued into the 1950s. Franco called himself the "Chorillo" leader. Although Spain officially followed the policy of neutrality in World War II, Franco supported Nazi Germany. During his authoritarian rule, he appointed all members of the Spanish parliament, the "Cartes" A democratic front, prisons were overcrowded, and martial law prevailed, and the phenomenon of military courts flourished. In order to face the…

An investigation into how the theme of survival is presented in Cormac McCarthy’s ‘The Road’ featuring the movie '127 Hours'. Introduction and Aims: 'The Road' is a novel written by British author Cormac McCarthy in 2006, it is based on a post-apocalyptic world, in which a father and his young son cross a dying landscape, towards the coast. This novel follows a seriously ill man, desperately clinging to his…

Written in 1594, the historically significant play by William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, has been adapted numerously throughout the years, including a traditional film version directed by Franco Zeffirelli in 1968 and a modern edition by Baz Luhrmann in 1996. As in the play, the meeting between Juliet and Romeo instigates the tragedy, with both directors utilising mise-en-scene and sound differently in this scene. Zeffirelli, however, provides an enhanced portrayal of the original piece with…

Another delicate nuance that I would like to consider about her marriage. In order to remarry she should probably discuss it with her only son, who by the way was the prince and could have his father’s throne. Neither the movie nor the text do not speak about it, but if we try to picture the possibility that they might have discussed her marriage, Hamlet definitely would oppose to her marriage plan, which after all Gertrude ignored, or perhaps she did not discuss it with Hamlet which she had…

to portray a situation that meets the audience’s needs, compelling them to consider buying that car. Take for instance the commercial for Scion that stars James Franco. A link will be provided at the end, but I’ll give a brief description. The shot opens with a car, the first words used are, “hey look, its Hollywood actor James Franco.” This is used as an immediate way to draw the audience’s attention. It continues on by showing the two different personality…

Franco embraced the politics of autarky because it fit in with his ideals and government actions. Pavlovic explains, “The consequences of autarky were disastrous… leading to problems such as the development of the black market, hunger, unemployment, and…

Film Adaptations: Romeo and Juliet (1968) and West Side Story (1961) Many films have been created based on novels and play scripts. Plays have transitioned from performances on stage to the big cinema screens. Since many legendary play scripts were created before our century, American film directors had to ask themselves, “How can an older piece of work interest the audience of today?”. Directors found it challenging to express an original piece of work while attempting to interest the minds…

In today's world, women play many roles; single moms play the part of father figures, actresses play many roles such as of heroines, damsels in distress or superheroes. Sadly, this was not always the case. Women, for many reasons, have been stymied in making life choices because of gender inequalities. This is the basis of many feminine equality movements. One such feminist criticism as defined by Gilbert and Gubar’s is angel versus monsters. (Gilbert and Gubar) Additionally, one can see how the…