Essays about: "auteur study"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words auteur study.

  1. 1. THE ADAPTATION CYCLE OF COMIC BOOKS AND CINEMA: Authorship, Intermediality and Fidelity in Batman Adaptations

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Nicola Camoglio; [2023-09-20]
    Keywords : English; Batman; The dark knight; Tim Burton; Joel Schumacher; Bruce Timm; Christopher Nolan; Adam West; authorship; adaptation; intermediality; adaptive revision; dialogism; geneticism; fidelity;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the adaptation process from comic books to cinema, by leveraging theoretical frameworks found in the modern field of adaptation studies. The focus lies primarily on film adaptations of Batman, one of the most famous and well-regarded characters from the comic book medium. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Periscope Above the Surface: A Study of Auteur Themes in John Ford Films Featuring Submarines

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Filmvetenskap

    Author : Oskar Johansson; [2020]
    Keywords : John Ford; auteur theory; textual analysis; submarine films; patriotism; sacrifice; redemption; Cultural Sciences; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : This thesis conducts an auteur analysis of John Ford films containing submarines with the method of textual analysis. The films that are being analyzed are The Blue Eagle (1926), Men Without Women (1930), Seas Beneath (1931), Submarine Patrol (1938) and The Growler Story (1958). READ MORE

  4. 3. “Pansarskeppet kvinnligheten” deconstructed : A study of Eva Dahlbeck’s stardom in the intersection between Swedish post-war popular film culture and the auteur Ingmar Bergman

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Filmvetenskap

    Author : Saki Kobayashi; [2018]
    Keywords : “Pansarskeppet kvinnligheten”; Eva Dahlbeck; Ingmar Bergman; Swedish film stars; Post-war Swedish popular film culture and media discourses; Waiting Women; A Lesson in Love; Smiles of a Summer Night; Richard Dyer; Filmjournalen; “Pansarskeppet kvinnligheten”; Eva Dahlbeck; Ingmar Bergman; Kvinnors väntan; En lektion i kärlek; Sommarnattens leende; Filmjournalen;

    Abstract : Eva Dahlbeck was one of Sweden’s most respected and popular actresses from the 1940s to the 1960s and is now remembered for her work with Ingmar Bergman, who allegedly nicknamed her “Pansarskeppet kvinnligheten” (“H.M.S. Femininity”). READ MORE

  5. 4. (Dis)empowering marginalized children? : Local NGOs’ role for social capital in Eastern Congo (DRC).

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för socialt arbete och psykologi

    Author : Dante Magi; [2017]
    Keywords : Social capital; community work; marginalized children; empowerment; DR Congo.; Capital social; travail communautaire; enfants marginalisés; autonomisation; RD Congo.;

    Abstract : Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): one of the richest nations in natural resources; one of the poorest in human rights. In the past decades, DRC has undergone two civil wars, alongside with a history of exploitive colonization. READ MORE

  6. 5. Aesthetics of Defiance : Queer Subjectivity in the Films of Xavier Dolan

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Filmvetenskap

    Author : Sebastian Malmquist; [2017]
    Keywords : film; Xavier Dolan; style; queer; subjectivity; non-normative; narrative; auteur; marginaized; Pasolini; Deleuze; Bonitzer; Foucault; I Killed My Mother; Heartbeats; Laurence Anyways; Tom at the Farm; Mommy;

    Abstract : This master's thesis is an investigation into Xavier Dolan's depictions of queer and non-normative characters. Through close analyses of the director's first five films, this study identifies Dolan's recurring stylistics and narrative techniques, and how they relate to his cinematic representation of individuals who do not conform to society's norms. READ MORE