Essays about: "film critic"

Found 3 essays containing the words film critic.

  1. 1. Western Esotericism references in Dario Argento’s triology The Three Mothers

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Emilie Spagnoli; [2023]
    Keywords : Occultism; Esotericism; film critic; Steiner; feminine power; gender; Dario Argento; horror cinema; Suspiria; Inferno; The Mother of Tears;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to explore the influences and references, with a particular focus from occultism and western esotericism, found in the film trilogy of The Three Mothers directed by Dario Argento. The trilogy composed of Suspiria, Inferno and The Mother of Tears was produced in a timeframe of thirty years from 1977 to 2007, so it embeds three decades, it also reflects the willingness from the director to disconnect himself from the usual representation of supernatural and horror films of witches and power. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Changing Importance of Ratings for Sales: Evidence from the Film Industry

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Bendik Enstad; [2018]
    Keywords : ratings; word-of-mouth; social learning; film;

    Abstract : This thesis analyses the influencing effect that ratings have on revenue using a fixed effects framework. A panel data set of up to 2,025 movies running in US and Canadian cinemas with daily frequency is constructed. The period spans from 2010 to 2018. READ MORE

  4. 3. Film Practices on the Interstices between Art and Commerce: A Study of Gösta Werner’s Tåget (1948)

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Filmvetenskap

    Author : Emil Stjernholm Billing; [2013]
    Keywords : gösta werner; statens järnvägar; commissioned film; industrial film; short film; kortfilm; industrifilm; beställningsfilm; Languages and Literatures; Performing Arts; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis centers on the work of the Swedish critic, filmmaker, and scholar Gösta Werner (1908-2009) and analyzes his commissioned short film Tåget - en film om resor och jordbundenhet (1948). Although recent developments in film studies show an upsurge of interest in the previously neglected field of the industrial film, in-depth case studies of the relationship between filmmaker and commissioner remain rare. READ MORE