RECOMMENDED FILMS This set of lists makes it pretty easy to find a good film: if it’s on one of these lists, chances are you will enjoy the film. Please Note: Although most of these titles in the table below have been checked for availability, some may be currently out of stock or may have
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Comments on various films from 2014-2021 Pages related to this topic: Recent Best Films 200+ Great Films Narrative Structures in Films: A Mindmap Thomas Mann on film: Text from “The Magic Mountain” Mistakes in Film Criticism Aristotle’s Six Elements of Drama BEST OF 2021 After several years of mediocre films, popular culture finds its roots
Read MorePages related to this topic: Recent Best Films 200+ Great Films Thomas Mann on film: Text from “The Magic Mountain” Mistakes in Film Criticism Aristotle’s Six Elements of Drama Narrative Structures in Films The diagram below indicates relationships among various factors present in the context of film narratives. Some of the considerations used to describe
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1. THE AUTEUR THEORY. An idea popularized some decades ago by French intellectuals — basically, the idea that the meanings of films can be derived from their original intent, and this intent is controlled and manifested by the director of the film. The most often cited example is Hitchcock, who transformed “B” pictures into great works of
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