Cultural Studies Question

Please choose from the Italian films we have discussed or watched in class this first part of the semester and write a film analysis with a word limit of 700 to 800 words. The films that you may select from are:

  1. The Capture of Rome
  2. Cabiria 1860
  3. Many Wars Ago
  4. Obsession
  5. Scius
  6. Rome Open City
  7. Bicycle Thieves

Films you are NOT allowed to write about:

  1. The Godfather
  2. Luca
  3. The Great Dictator

Please be sure to make this a formal analysis (academic writing) that touches upon the terminology you have been taught throughout the course, such as cultural analysis, motifs, cinematography, mise-en-scene, etc… It is imperative that you use time stamps when discussing a scene.

Do not write personal anecdotes of what we have done in the class, such as, “before this class I didn’t know anything about Italian film, when we talked about the film in class, this is a huge part of the film, etc..”. This is a formal academic essay. Please make sure to use the textbook Writing About Movies as a guide to help you write your essay.

Please make sure that you have a thesis statement in the first body paragraph so that I know what you are arguing or proving in your essay. Please make sure to refer to the readings we have been assigned this semester. You may use any of these sources to support your argument or you may research your own. When using your sources make sure to write, “according to, in the reading …, etc”. You do not need a works cited page, but if you would like to add your sources at the end of your essay you may do so.

Requirements: 700-800 words

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