Essays about: "costume film"

Found 4 essays containing the words costume film.

  1. 1. Translating History of Fashion on Screen : A study of Piero Tosi’s costumes in Senso and their power of divulgation as historiophoty

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Modevetenskap

    Author : Flora Ferrara; [2020]
    Keywords : History of fashion; costume; film; adaptation; historiophoty; Piero Tosi; historical accuracy; 1860s; literature; intersemiotic translation;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to demonstrate that historical costumes can be a valid tool to crystallize and disseminate visual knowledge about fashion and dress history. In the specific, this thesis argues that the screen representation of dress and fashion of the 1860s in the adaptation Senso (1954) provides an evocative contextualization of their past use and meaning for modern viewers. READ MORE

  3. 2. Decoding the Dress : Reading features of costume design in films of Emir Kusturica

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Modevetenskap

    Author : Djina Kaza; [2016]
    Keywords : costume; film; national identity; fashion; culture;

    Abstract : This thesis considers fashion and cinema as crucial embodiments of Yugoslavian culture. As such, it gives a shine to the potential inherent in film costume for the historical analysis of Yugoslavian national identity and its politics. READ MORE

  4. 3. Disney's Fashionable Girls : Signs and symbols in the costume dress of Disney's female characters.

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Centrum för modevetenskap

    Author : Bianca van Dam; [2014]
    Keywords : Disney; princesses; children; girls; body ideals; sexuality; gender; innocence; film; animated movies; narrative identities; semiotics.;

    Abstract : Disney’s princesses and heroines have long captured the minds and hearts of young girls with their magical dress. This thesis researches the fashion symbols in a chosen set of animated movies and relate this to children’s reception, sexuality and gender issues and narrative identities. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Undressing Women : The Function of Film Costume in Hollywood Film The Women from the 1930s and the 21 Century

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för konsthistoria och visuella studier

    Author : Yao Yao; [2010]
    Keywords : Hollywood; Film; Women; Identity; Social status; Sexuality; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : As the representation of people’s identity, dress reveals people’s characteristics, social status and most importantly, how people want to be “looked like”. The same theory can be applied to film costume, which is not only a purely visual spectacle but also an important element to sustain the entire film. READ MORE