Ben - "The Departed"
Stefanie - "Godfather, Pt. 2"
Talia - "Gladiator"?
Kyle- "Jaws"
Angela - "Amelie"
June - "Cleopatra"/"Ben Hur" (If you looked at the role of the Italian version of Hollywood, Cinecitta', you could conceivably do both if you wanted to...)
Seth - "Schindler's List"
Audra - "Life is Beautiful"
Amanda - "MASH"
Sarah H. - "Shawshank Redemption"
Sarah K. - "Gone with the Wind"
Megan - "Sound of Music"
In terms of initial research, check out the imdb and write down...
- year made
- director and principal actors
- MPAA rating
- studio
- filming locations
- any historically-relevant trivia or goofs
Then, make a list of major historical events that occurred in that year. Do you see any way in which the content or form of the film might have been impacted somehow by these events?
I'll collect these after Easter break, but it would be an excellent idea to begin as soon as possible, just in case you need to order anything from Interlibrary Loan. (See below!)
You can use Wikipedia and other sites online as a starting point for information regarding the film and the year, and particularly to look for further bibliography. Afterwards, I'd like to you shift to printed sources (either books, articles, or published articles available full-text online) for the remainder of your analysis, so you should use the library's online catalogs to track down additional sources. (I'd say at least five...)We'll work next on focusing on what kind of historical analysis you'll choose to do of your film!
UPDATED: Remember, you can analyze your film using one of the three general approaches we've covered in class...
1) Film within context of the history of cinema
2) Film as primary source
3) Film as secondary source
Need to refresh your memory on how to handle (at least written) primary or secondary sources? (Check out these links!)
