Assignment No. 2 Los Angeles is a city that is known for its film industry and portrays an image of success. This picture in today's world is supported by the amount of famous people who live there and who started their career there. John Fante shows different sides of Los Angeles in his novel Ask the Dust. I would argue that in this excerpt of Ask the Dust John Fante's character Arturo Bandini is very fascinated with the city of Los Angeles and is hoping for success and fame, not giving up on his dreams, but will still not find fulfilled happiness or inspiration in the city.
The love theme plays as Rick reveals his true plan to Ilsa. (At this stage you should read the final scene in the screenplay notes.) Rick has become an idealist once more. 'But what about us?' 'We'll always have Paris.'
Why was Henry V so succesful in France 1415- 1422? Henry V was succesful in eventually getting what he always wanted, The Treaty of Troyes in France in many ways. His leadership and belief from early on that he would succeed in getting what he wanted thrived on, taking him and his men through Harfleur, Agincourt and furthermore gaining more land in France. His success began early on with his preperations for his frist invasion. Due to Henry being popular parliament were willing to help finance his invasion.
This territory is being shown in the film by an Arabian theme that reinforces and establishes the locale. We can hear a stirring statement of the “La Marseillaise” when the opening credits are shown in the beginning of the film. Steiner uses this to remind the viewers the French control of Morocco. This ends with a sour chord, coinciding with the director Michael Curtiz’s name to support the narrator’s description of dark days for Europe. A narrator also describes the journey people go through to come to Casablanca, and this was supported by repeated dissonant chords.
Luxurious, local, La Boheme. August 2012 This review is targeted at theatre/cabaret lovers along with those who simply love a good drink. A review like this would be published in either a local magazine or one dedicated to the younger generation who are looking for somewhere new. The luxurious local La Boheme is a French themed cocktail lounge suitable for young adults to the elder soul. Located in the heart of the Adelaide this family owned venue sits in the centre of Grote Street, a popular part of the city.
“La Haine: Framing the ‘Urban Outcasts’. ACME: An International E-Journal for Critical Geographies. <http://www.acme-journal.org/vol6/ASi.pdf>. This article provides an overview of what the banlieue look like in France and how the movie La Haine relates to its living conditions. The author also provides the reader with a deep analysis of Kassovitz’s intentions while making this movie and the reasons why La Haine is still popular in France.
The Warrior of the Heart In Edmond Rostand’s play, Cyrano de Bergerac, one personality stands above the rest; the bravery and honor he shows certainly makes him deserving to have such a play named after him. Cyrano de Bergerac resembles the “prince charming” that would grace the pages of any fairy tale story, save for one insecurity: his nose. Although it is taught that outward appearances mean nothing in the face of inner strength and personality, Cyrano finds himself unworthy¾only for sake of his nose¾to be loved by Roxane, the beautiful and intellectual woman of his childhood. It is to be the city of love, as many call Paris, yet Cyrano stands alone, his silent love burning beneath his breast while on the outside, he is the perfect friend to Roxane. In the fantastical world that is Cyrano de Bergerac, there exists the type of hero that has been lost in the modern world.
In Midnight in Paris, Gil undertakes an imaginative journey as a result of his nostalgia. The dissatisfaction of the present drives Gil to the 1920’s- an era of Modernism. Along the journey, he meets individuals that are critical in changing his perspective including the influential writers Fitzgerald and Hemingway, and Adriana, a person of the 1920s with Golden Age thinking of La Belle Époque. The linguistic features depicted by the artists through dialogue gives strong impressions of individualism and hold an epicentre of modernistic beliefs. The characters are essential in setting the backgrounds and morals to the time period so that the viewers are able to gain a better understanding to Gil’s desires and emotions.
I could go to school, kiss all my friends on both cheeks (yes, I’m talking about girls and guys) when greeting them and be completely open about the way I was feeling on any given day. I didn’t feel restricted, on the contrary, I felt that as long as I smoked an occasional cigarette, crossed my legs without worrying about looking foolish and did my best to seem gallant yet cool, then I fit perfectly into society as the male that I am. Maybe all of this was because I was living in Paris, my hometown. Being a Parisian male is a lot to do with taste in fashion and literature. Guys in Paris are very much about intellectuality (or at least pretending to be an intellectual) and they love nothing more than to be able to let the people around them know just how knowledgeable they are.
What makes this novel so popular is the form and style of writing, the elaborate wordings, and the storyline of the book. In this novel, Gatsby believes that he is in love. In reality, his love is actually his obsession with Daisy Buchanan. Gatsby goes to extraordinary measures to attract his love and bring things back to as they were five years ago. Gatsby cannot overcome the fact that he might not be able to get Daisy.