One of the main aims of the German government of doing this is to try to reclaim Germany's place in the movie world. The films of German expressionism was prevalent in the 1920's. During this period gave birth to some of the most iconic films of that time. 'The Cabinet of Dr Caligari' by Robert Weiner in 1920, 'Nosferatu' by F.W. Murnau in 1922, the legendary 'Metropolis' by Fritz Lang in 1927 and 'Sunrise' by F.W.
Elise Vertefeuille RTVF10 April 1, 2012 Esther Duran Movie Analysis #2 Scarface: The Shame of the Nation One of the worlds most classic and artistic movies is none other than “Scarface: The Shame of the Nation” directed by Howard Hawks and Richard Rosson, and written by Ben Hecht. “The controversial film was in the planning stages in 1930 - to be produced by versatile co-producer/director Howard Hawks and co-producer Howard Hughes” (Filmsite). However released in 1932 this film is set in Chicago in the 1930’s. With phenomenal actors such as Paul Muni, Karen Morely, Ann Dvorak, and Boris Karloff, it is hard to find this movie anything but engaging. In 1933, “Scarface” won the U.S. National Film Registry by the Library of Congress, and was nominated in 1932 for Best Picture by the National Board of Review.
It was in this period that Bonhoeffer produced his book “The Cost of Discipleship” and that Bonhoeffer first became widely known. In 1938, his brother-in-law, Hans von Dohnanyi, introduced him to the group seeking to Overthrow Hitler. Bonhoeffer continued his work for the resistance movement under the cover of his employment in Germany's Military Intelligence Department, which was a centre of the resistance. In 1942 he flew to Sweden to tell British government the conspirators' proposals for a peace; these proposals were unfortunately rejected. Bonhoeffer was arrested on April 5, 1943, and imprisoned in Berlin.
Thomas Nast was born September 27, 1840, Landau, Bandan, which is now Germany. He was the son of a musician in the 9th regiment Bavarian band. His mother took him to New York in 1846. He studied art there for about a year with Alfred Fredericks and Theodore Kaufmann and at the school of the National Academy of Design. After school (at the age of 15), he started working in 1855 as a draftsman for Frank Leslies Illustrated Newspaper; three years afterwards for Harper's Weekly.Nast drew for Harper's Weekly from 1859 to 1860 and from 1862 until 1886.
Yucheng Zhao Mike Civille HATM 540 Mar 5, 2014 Analysis for M The 1931 German movie masterpiece “M” by Fritz Lang, with avant-garde demonstrating techniques, depicts a vivid image of the societal condition in old Germany, and delineates a thrilling story of how a society reacts to, resists, and eventually captures a serial children murderer. “M” is Fritz Lang’s first sound film, and a very important aesthetic reference in sound film history. In addition, this movie is the first criminal movie, and the first serial killer movie in the history. Through showing the turmoil and fears, Lang has done a great work on demonstrating the darkness of the society, the vulnerability of people, and the inability of justice, the police force. When police is doing stupid and useless errands on chasing the murderer, the underground force exerts its unnoticed but efficient methods to eventually capture the murderer.
Insurance project History of Allianz Group Allianz is a German multinational financial services company headquartered in Munich, Germany and is one of the leading insurers and financial services providers worldwide. The founding years – 1890 Allianz was founded in Berlin on 5 February 1890 by Carl von Thieme and Wilhelm von Finck. The company originated as a transport and accident insurer. The first step to become an international company started with the opening of a branch office in London in the late 19th century, by providing transport insurance to German customers with ownership abroad. Growth and rationalization – 1918 Despite inflation and the global economic crisis, Allianz becomes Germany’s largest insurer.
“My path leads to the creation of a fresh perception of the world. I can thus decipher a world that you do not know.” – Dziga Vertov. The Man with the Movie Camera is viewed as a pinnacle reference of documentary film for individuals everywhere and is an example of where editing is extensively used to create meaning. The 1928 piece documents a day within a Soviet City and has become renowned as a political masterpiece that has influenced many filmmakers with its range of editing techniques and alternative stance in cinema. In the 1920s structured order meant filmmakers followed an unwritten set of rules that determined plots, protagonists and the genre of successful films.
Bauhaus is a school of art and design which was founded by known architect, Walter Gropius in Weimar in 1919 and closed by the Nazis in 1933. Successfully moving to Dessau in 1925 and Berlin in 1932, Bauhaus first opened for a short period of time and was considered the most famous art school of the 20th century. The Bauhaus philosophy is centered on the functionality of design and playing a main idea of combining art, craftsmanship and technology. Bauhaus design can be found in many categories, such as, furniture, architecture, graphic design and more. Graphic design is the most universal of all of the arts.
Essay – Analysis of scene five of “Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder” Bertolt Brecht is one of the most influential German writers of the 20th century well known especially for his playwright, poetry and theatre director career. He lived between 10th of February 1898 until the 14th of August 1956, period which has been proven to have influenced both him and his writings throughout life. Before the outbreak of the Second World War, as soon as Adolf Hitler and the Nazis took over power over Germany, Brecht found himself in the desperate situation of finding a way to leave Germany as he was known as being a Marxist, there for a communist which the new regime would not tolerate. Even though he was a communist he has never been a member of the Communist Party, but this did not stop him from keeping his sympathy for this political view. During the war he became a prominent writer of “Exileliteratur”, showing his opposition to the National Socialist and Fascist movements through his famous plays : “Leben des Galilei”, “Der gute Mensch von Sezuan”, “Der aufhatsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui”, “Der Kaukasische Kreidekreis”, “ Furcht und Elend des Dritten Reiches” and last but not least “Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder” written in 1939 considered to be one of the greatest anti-war play of all time having as a protagonist a woman, Anna Fierling also known as “Mutter Courage”.
In Florence, he worked as a street artist until he was offered a position in a vaudeville show. Before he went to Rome to start his career in film productions, he had published numerous cartoons in 420, a journal specializing in political satire, and when he and his brother Riccardo arrived in Rome, Fellini began working for Marc’Aurelio, a Roman newspaper. In the early 1940’s he also wrote for radio and later began his screenwriting career. He also met and married actress Giulietta Masina. Progressing to working as an assistant for Roberto Rossellini on Open City, Fellini was exposed to neorealism, the cinematic movement that used non-professional actors and worked on actual locations for realness, for the first time.