Lesson 6 - Analysis of Key Thematic Issues in Case Study Films - HOMEWORK

Lesson 6 - Analysis of Thematic Issues in Case Study Films

Urban Stories - The Place or the People?

In the article below, posted on the website Den of Geek, the author reflects on the powerful presence of the City in Urban Stories and asks: Is it the place or the people that create the situations in an urban story? He refers to City of God to help develop his ideas.

Read through the article and identify 10 points that you think are relevant in indicating the role of the city in urban stories and how the city is represented as a character in its own right in World Cinema films.

Urban Stories Article Re the City in Film by candifilmstudies

Lesson 5 - Neighbouring Sounds - HOMEWORK - To be completed in groups

This week, you have a group homework research task that is split up into 3 parts:

Part 1. The history of Brazil
Research into the history of Brazil and find out as much as you can about:

1. The Colonisation of Brazil by the Portuguese
2. Brazillian customs and culture
3. The City of Recife

Part 2. The Director Mendonca Filho
Find out as much as you can about the director that includes:

1. his approach to film making
2. his aims with the film Neighbouring Sounds
3. his current successes with the film

Part 3. Brief Analysis of the Film
Answer the question: How is Neighbouring Sounds an Urban Story?
In your response you must:

1. refer to the context of time and place, saying how the history of Brazilian culture and references to colonialsim can be seen in the film
2. discuss the representation of the City and what this tells us about the director's point of view and his stylistic approach in getting this across
3. use at least 3 examples from the film to support your point.

Homework format:

Organise your response into the 3 parts above.

You will submit your work in whichever format you choice BUT NOT IN ESSAY FORM - you don't need to write an essay for this task! 

Some possible formats could be:

• prezi 
• powerpoint slides
• a vlog (talking to camera)
• a sound cloud / voice recording
• a blog post
• a glogster

Your responses will be posted by me to this blog in the next lesson (Friday 25th October)

Lesson 5 - Case Study Film 4 - Neighbouring Sounds (Mendonca Filho - 2012) Reviews and Reading (post incomplete)

IMDB user review

The review below reflects on the ability of Neighbouring Sounds to represent the context of time and place in relation to Portuguese Colonisalism in Brazil and relations bewteen middle and working class citizens.

THE GUARDIAN FILM REVIEW

This Guardian article below considers the representation of Colonialism in the film Neighbouring Sounds and the impact Colonialism has had on the dynamic and relationship between different groups of people in Brazil in the 21st Century. The article also looks at the film Tabu, which is less relevant for our study of Urban Stories, but an interesting discussion on how personal experience can be affected by colonialism.

Colonialism on Film_neighbouring Sounds Guardian Review by candifilmstudies

BFI FILM REVIEW

This review describes Neighbouring Sounds as: "A tense, bold and fiercely compelling portrait of urban life in modern day Brazil"

Click on the link to read the review and find out more about the director:

BFI Film Review of Neighbouring Sounds

TIME OUT FILM REVIEW

Neighbouring Sounds_time Out Review by candifilmstudies

Lesson 5: CASE STUDY FILM 4 - NEIGHBOURING SOUNDS, Kleber Mendonça Filho (2012)

Screening Table by candifilmstudies

LESSON 4 - Case Study Film 3 - CITY OF GOD Homework

Homework

1. Read through the articles and watch the Youtube review for The City of God.

2. For each source you analyse, make notes into the relevant section on the grid, so that you compile information relating to each of the key areas you will need to focus on in the exam.

Hand in for next Friday’s lesson.

Notes grid

Urban Stories 2012_13_lesson 4 Reading Summary Handout COG by candifilmstudies

Reading

Why I Love_the Represntation of the Flavela in COG_the Guardian by candifilmstudies

Roger Ebert_city of God Review by candifilmstudies

The Guardian Reading by candifilmstudies

Sincere but Avoiding Difficult Questions by candifilmstudies
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Identitytheory_city of God Review by candifilmstudies

Youtube Review


 

Lesson 4 - Case Study Film 3 - City of God

As you watch the film, make notes in the screening grid below:

Screening Table by candifilmstudies