Husbands and Wives, directed by Woody Allen, is truly one of his underrated gems. It demonstratres his ability to perfectly blend comedy with tragedy that forms part of his trademark tragicomic style, accumluating into a Chekhov-esque drama that portrays Allen’s hangups and insights into the intricacies of marriage, the development of affairs and the impetusContinue reading “Husbands and Wives Review”
Category Archives: Outstanding Films
Casablanca & Bonnie and Clyde: Comparative Analysis
A comparative essay on the production contexts of Casablanca (1942) and Bonnie and Clyde (1967).
Barton Fink: The Demonisation of the Working Class
An analysis of Barton Fink into the portrayal of the “common man” and the working classes.
La La Land: Film Analysis
An analysis into how Chazelle’s La La Land explores active and passive spectator roles to shape audience responses.
La Haine: Film Analysis
An essay into how Mathieu Kassovitz uses sound to immerse us in the lives of the youth community in Paris’ estates and to highlight the problems this community faces.
The Graduate Film Analysis
An analysis into how Mike Nichols uses cinematography to establish themes within the film in the opening scene of the Graduate.
The Lives of Others (2006) Review
A masterpiece German film through and through, providing the audience with an enthralling look at psychology and the mental psyche during the time of communist regime in East Germany.
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