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    detective John Ferguson, who after a tragic accident has acrophobia and decides to give up on being a detective. One day, an old friend from college calls him to investigate his wife on the suspicion of her being possessed. And John follows her around and ends up falling in love with her. James Stewart, who plays John, did a fantastic job in this film. The portrayal of this character's descent into madness…

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    Rear Window Sociology

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    Certain underlying motifs such as the subjective point of view, social and moral critiques, involvement of the audience, or the not ego ideal male protagonist can be used to characterize the Hitchcock film. His 1954 film Rear Window operates by implicating the viewer in the narrative as it presents a visual analysis on the nature of human curiosity and interactions. Throughout the film, L.B. Jeffries, played by James Stewart, is bound to his wheelchair and finds himself peering into the lives of…

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    no belief in Santa the little girl believed to gain it working with Kris Kringle. Like any other child she asked for a huge gift for Christmas and her faith and beliefs in Kris Kringle begin to increase from the first time she met him to the very end. Even the mother begins to gain belief in Santa Claus after she witness the effect he has on everybody. Kris Kringle going to jail you could say was necessary because all the witnesses on the stand each showed their beliefs in Santa Claus.…

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    Rear Window Sparknotes

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    The movie ‘Rear Window’ was released on September 1, 1954, the movie was directed by the one and only Alfred Hitchcock, and the movies plot is that a photographer named Jeff, who is stuck on a wheelchair in his apartment to recover from a broken leg, and the movie gets the name “Rear Window” from the fact that his back window looks out into other apartments from people who live in the area. He observes many people from the area, but the most important is a jewelry salesman and his wife. One…

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    Wrongful Conviction In CIU

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    District Attorney Jeffery F. Rosen launched the Santa Clara County Conviction Integrity Unit in 2011 and had David Angel head the unit. This county CIU shares the same structure as Manhattan, by having both a front-end and a back-end approach, that way to prevent future wrongful convictions by reviewing cases and limiting errors. The District of Attorney Office structure is to maintain accountability and commitment to integrity; because Rosen supervises both the CIU and…

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    Released in 1955, To Catch a Thief was one of three films director Alfred Hitchcock produced within an eighteenth month period and was the result of a collaboration with rising screenwriter John Michael Hayes, whom he had previously worked with on Rear Window. Quickly written and produced, the film is about retired cat-burglar John Robie, who after being framed for a ring of jewel thefts in the French Riviera, seeks to find the real culprit, while evading the police and the romantic advances of…

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    As the black-and-white episodes come near to the linear end of the film. Leonard is talking to Officer Gammell(Teddy). This policeman(Teddy) seems to know about Leonard’s condition and history. Which as the audience we know is true. He steers the conversation toward Leonard locating and killing his wife’s murderer…

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    convince the King to go ahead with the treaty, as the messenger to the Saracen camp. The King agreed, which made Ganglion feel as if he were not important enough to the King. Filled with rage at Roland, Ganglion betrayed him and the rear guard to the Saracens. Roland and the rear guard were ambushed and fought the Saracen troops. Roland was advised by Olivier to blow his elephant horn for help, but refused to do so out of pride. After the Franks had been defeated and it was too late, Roland blew…

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    Rear Window Narrative

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    The film Rear Window, directed by Alfred Hithcock, follows the days of main character Jeff (James Jefferies) as he stares out his apartment windows into the lives of the people across the way. The film utilizes framing and blocking to convey the limited world in which this character is engrossed in, which directly corresponds with Sergei Eisenstein’s idea that framing creates intentional conflict between what an audience can see and what an audience can conclude from a collection of shots, just…

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    In most Hitchcock films, the characters drink brandy; it is a narrative element that is used to relieve the tension and restore from a scary or unexpected situation. When a character faints usually is offered brandy as a way to recover consciousness, feel better and even numb the feelings. For example, after Daisy finds the lodger in the street, handcuffed and cold, she take him to a restaurant and asks for brandy. This element also could be helpful for the action in the film continue or helps…

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