1) Relate what was discussed in class or the text to the screening.
We discussed the Italian Neorealism movement that came about in the immediate aftermath of World War II. A famous film from this time period, and arguably the one that kicked off the movement is The Bicycle Thief. An unemployed man and his son search the city of Rome for a bicycle that was stolen from them, a bicycle desperately needed for the man to be able to do his new job. The film showed the daily hardships and struggles that the majority of the Italian population was facing after the war. As A.O. Scott discusses in a video for The New York Times, Neorealism often used non-professional actors, used real locations, and told stories about the hardships faced by the common man. This set up the backdrop for Cinema Paradiso, as it too takes place in the immediate aftermath of WWII.
2) Find a related article and summarize the content.
http://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/28/movies/film-cinema-paradiso-blows-a-kiss-to-the-movies.html?pagewanted=all
The New York TImes' FILM; 'Cinema Paradiso' Blows a Kiss to the Movies discusses the film's director Giuseppe Tornatore and where he drew inspiration from for the film. Despite growing up in the 1960's, Tornatore drew many inspirations from his own childhood to put in Cinema Paradiso, which takes place in the 1940's/50's. He mentions that he'd go to the cinema every single day, sometimes more. And he relates the fact that like Toto in the film, he'd pull pranks in the theater, he'd fall asleep from being there for hours, etc. He does admit to making up the part about the priest censoring the kissing scenes, however. The article also explains that Cinema Paradiso was not a success in its home country; Tornatore blames this on Italians' cynicism. Without the Cannes Film Festival the movie may have not gotten an international release at all.
3) Apply the article to the film screened in class.
Having seen CInema Paradiso way back in high school, it's kind of surprising to know how close it came to being a flop and never being seen on a worldwide stage. The New York Times article mentions how nostalgic the film is, and Tornatore makes no excuses for that. I think that's the secret to the film's success- we all love a romanticized version of the past. Even though postwar Italy must have been a ravaged place with pain and struggle all around (much more akin to the Neorealist movement), CInema Paradiso was far enough removed from these hardships that it was easy to look back with rose-colored glasses.
4) Write a critical analysis of the film, including your personal opinion, formed as a result of the screening, class discussions, text material and the article.
Cinema Paradiso is a fine film and sentimental but I find it a bit too sweet for my tastes. Having watched The Bicycle Thief and other Neorealist films, I find myself drawn more to them than something as romanticized as Cinema Paradiso. The country was suffering and even though the movie posits that through the magic of cinema, your world can be elevated, the characters never really seemed to be aware of the gravity of the situation in their country.
2) Find a related article and summarize the content.
http://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/28/movies/film-cinema-paradiso-blows-a-kiss-to-the-movies.html?pagewanted=all
The New York TImes' FILM; 'Cinema Paradiso' Blows a Kiss to the Movies discusses the film's director Giuseppe Tornatore and where he drew inspiration from for the film. Despite growing up in the 1960's, Tornatore drew many inspirations from his own childhood to put in Cinema Paradiso, which takes place in the 1940's/50's. He mentions that he'd go to the cinema every single day, sometimes more. And he relates the fact that like Toto in the film, he'd pull pranks in the theater, he'd fall asleep from being there for hours, etc. He does admit to making up the part about the priest censoring the kissing scenes, however. The article also explains that Cinema Paradiso was not a success in its home country; Tornatore blames this on Italians' cynicism. Without the Cannes Film Festival the movie may have not gotten an international release at all.
3) Apply the article to the film screened in class.
Having seen CInema Paradiso way back in high school, it's kind of surprising to know how close it came to being a flop and never being seen on a worldwide stage. The New York Times article mentions how nostalgic the film is, and Tornatore makes no excuses for that. I think that's the secret to the film's success- we all love a romanticized version of the past. Even though postwar Italy must have been a ravaged place with pain and struggle all around (much more akin to the Neorealist movement), CInema Paradiso was far enough removed from these hardships that it was easy to look back with rose-colored glasses.
4) Write a critical analysis of the film, including your personal opinion, formed as a result of the screening, class discussions, text material and the article.
Cinema Paradiso is a fine film and sentimental but I find it a bit too sweet for my tastes. Having watched The Bicycle Thief and other Neorealist films, I find myself drawn more to them than something as romanticized as Cinema Paradiso. The country was suffering and even though the movie posits that through the magic of cinema, your world can be elevated, the characters never really seemed to be aware of the gravity of the situation in their country.
Citation:
Cinema Paradiso. Giuseppe Tornatore. Miramax. 1988. Film.
Haberman, Clyde. FILM: 'Cinema Paradiso' Blows a Kiss to the Movies. The New York TImes. 28 January 1999. Retrieved 1 March 2017. http://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/28/movies/film-cinema-paradiso-blows-a-kiss-to-the-movies.html?pagewanted=all
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Name: Melissa Faitoute__________________________________ Date: March 1 2017___________________
1) ( x ) I have not handed in this assignment for any other class.
2) ( x ) If I reused any information from other papers I have written for other classes, I clearly explain that in the paper.
3) ( x ) If I used any passages word for word, I put quotations around those words, or used indentation and citation within the text.
4) ( x ) I have not padded the bibliography. I have used all sources cited in the bibliography in the text of the paper.
5) ( x ) I have cited in the bibliography only the pages I personally read.
6) ( x ) I have used direct quotations only in cases where it could not be stated in another way. I cited the source within the paper and in the bibliography.
7) ( x ) I did not so over-use direct quotations that the paper lacks interpretation or originality.
8) ( x ) I checked yes on steps 1-7 and therefore have been fully transparent about the research and ideas used in my paper.
Name: Melissa Faitoute__________________________________ Date: March 1 2017___________________
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