Assessment Details:
Write a 1,000-word essay in response to one of the questions below. The word count includes references but excludes the bibliography.
1. Discuss the representation of class and/or gender in It Happened One Night.
2. How and why does Letter from an Unknown Woman endorse Lisa’s romantic obsession while also creating an ironic distance from it?
3. Douglas Pye suggests that The Searchers represents a ‘deeply racist and obsessive Western hero’ (Pye 1996: 229) who is also John Wayne. Discuss the ambiguities in The Searchers’ exploration of racism.
4. How does Days of Heaven’s style shape the film’s perspective on its characters?
5. Discuss Eric Rohmer’s creative use of different expressive elements in Conte d’été.
Remember that we are assessing your understanding of a topic and the methods used to analyse the topic. These methods are represented by the weekly assigned readings. Therefore, you should refer to the chapters and essays provided on Moodle. You can find details of how to acknowledge the work of writers in the Media Arts Style Guide, available on Moodle.
USE THE DRAFT TO REWRITE THE ESSAY AND MAKE SURE IT’S PLAGIARISM-FREE AND NOT AI-DETECTED.