Nino Rota Essays

How you ever wondered why Tim Burton's films are always a fan favorite for everyone? Tim Burton uses cinematic techniques to create a mood and tone for the audience of any age to enjoy. Springboard informs the audience in their biography that Tim Burton is wickedly funny, grotesquely, humorous they claim that Tim Burton's films influenced his imagination and cinematic style. Tim Burton used his idol Roald Dahl stories to create Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Burton uses his influence to make

A common reoccurrence in romantic comedies is the factor of love being whimsically portrayed as something divine, predestined and magical. The omniscient state of love in the typical romantic comedy positions love as the driving force with godlike authority over the film and the love between the two central characters is within a concept of a divine plan, fitting in with the romantic concepts in which the romance genre is founded. Punch-Drunk Love (2002) uses absurdism to flip all of this on its

Breathless, originally titled ‘À bout de souffle’, made in 1960 is a movie about a small-time thief who steals a car and murders a policeman. The story is about authorities chasing him while he reunites with an American journalist and attempts to persuade her to run away with him to Italy. Jean-Luc Godard, the director of the movie often quotes, ‘To make a film, all you need is a girl and a gun.’, which is probably the inspiration behind this movie. Breathless was one of the movies that kicked off

“Four Hail Marys” is a short story by Anne Goodwin, in the beginning of the story the reader meets Mary the protagonist, as that major have an importance to her. The title of the story “Four Hail Marys” alerts the reader know that the setting of the story takes place in a Roman Catholic Church. The reader also meets Graham the antagonist, as he is the person who causes Mary to change her direction, thus contributing to the development of the story. He unintentionally made Mary to go church running

Godfather". The film was shot on the novel by Mario Puzo and told about the New York Sicilian mafia family Corleone. The main roles are played by Al Pacino, Marlon Brando and James Caan. The musical score was composed primarily by Italian composer Nino Rota, also known as the author of the music of all the films of Italian director Federico Fellini. (Additional pieces were written by Carmine Coppola.) Key music theme "Speak Softly" became a world hit and a kind of hallmark of the film. However, here

evidence when Juliet’s cousin kills Romeo’s friend due to their different families. The mood in the movie was optimistic in that Juliet hoped that the hoax would lead to the unification of Romeo and her. There is a romantic sound played and created by Nino Rota and the lighting used brought a romantic

Christy Chandra Professor Sole Anatrone Italian Studies 170 Viewing Log Title: The Sopranos – Pilot episode (1999) Director: David Chase Date: 18 November 2015 I think The Sopranos is a TV show that takes many elements of mobster like The Godfather. However, I argue that Sopranos has modified the cinematography to make the plot unique. But as I previously got exposed to the Godfather saga, I found Sopranos a nostalgia product of the Godfather. It starts with an Italian-New Jersey man named

I am fascinated by the most influential political leader of the world and the president of the United States of America Barack Obama which is one of his number one movie chooses in his life The Godfather for Humanities 1315 class of 2016. The Godfather is one of the best crime drama movie which is full of mafia activities scene with three parts of long history of in a wealthy family and mafia groups. This the academic award winner movie in 1972 was directed by Francis Ford Coppola. According to,

The Don will see you now by Rowenna Godfrey "I believe in America." The infamous quote that begins one of the most widely regarded greatest films ever. Bonasera's plea to Brando's captivating performance as the patriarch of the Corleone family not only shows the difference of justice from Vito and America, but more importantly, family is key. Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 classic translates Mario Puzo's The Godfather, 1969 onto the big screen. It follows the Corleone family between 1945-55, the passage

In this version of film, there are glances rather than conversation but it expresses a lot of things. It gives meaning to the film in terms of being mysterious and sensuality. The music which is heard is "The Feast at the House of Capulet by Nino Rota" when guests go inside for feast. And the meaning of this music, playing in the beginning of the feast shows that there is pretty cozy atmosphere. The fact that everyone is happy and Capulets meet their guests sincerely suits this music effect. Music

invested a lot of effort in order to have his epic story, that takes place in late 1940s and early 1950s, firmly set in that time period through production design, costumes, hairstyles and soundtrack that is well balanced with the original music of Nino Rota, that also became one of the identifying symbols of the movie.The most memorable element of the movie are its actors. Marlon Brando, almost washed-up in the time when he made The Godfather, gave the performance of his life by playing Vito

position in Scarface (Sosa, Frank, Diaz brothers) are just plain flat against the godlike features Vito has. Even his son and successor, Michael, can’t seem to come close to his father. 3. Music A. The Godfather The Godfather’s music is composed by Nino Rota. The score is mostly orchestral jazz with Sicilian-Italian themes mixed in. The music is mostly executed in loud and blaring crescendos, very defining, distinct from scene to scene. One notable example is the choir music accompanied by the baptism

William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet has been adapted numerous times into films where elements of cinematography, setting, etc. have been implemented differently and uniquely throughout each of these film versions. Whether or not the movie remains true to the original script of the play, the main focus in creating a film is to bring the words on the page to life so the viewer can witness the events portrayed from the play in real time. Franco Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet (1968) remains mostly