Love is Close at Hand: The Age of Innocence
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Love is Close at Hand: The Age of Innocence November 1998, written for FILM 220: Aspects of Criticism. This is a 24-week course for second-year students, examining methods of critical analysis, interpretation and evaluation. The final assignment was simply to write a 1000-word critical essay on a film seen in class during the final six-weeks of the course. Students were expected to draw on concepts they had studied over the length of the course. INSTRUCTOR'S COMMENT: Brilliantly observed and beautifully written. The Age of Innocence is a film about confinement, restraint, and stoicism. Characters drift from tea, to the opera, and home again. They attend lavish parties, and observe the rigidity of English decorum; marry, have children, and die. Emotion is mollified by these various diversions, and all of upper-class New York appears to be content being anaesthetized by the idle task of upholding wealth and reputation. Only Countess Ellen Olenska and Newland Archer, with their feverish love for one another, test the bounds of this suffocating social structure. Newland and Countess Olenska's love is in strong contrast with the emotional vacuity of their peers, and it is this very contrast upon which the pathos of their story hinges. The lovers relish the moments they manage to steal with one another, absconding to a remote log cabin or savoring a clandestine carriage ride. The film is permeated by this sort of foreplay, teasing the viewer from beginning to end with auspicious meetings between the two lovers. Each time, however, the promising moments are snuffed by the pressures of New York high-society. Conjugal constraints force Newland and Countess Olenska to repress their longings, and in the drudgery of everyday ... ... middle of paper ... ...untess Olenska's hand slides off Newland's as she leaves the table, and disappears from his life. Newland is left with a sculpture of May's hands, petrified and cold, sitting in his study to forever remind him of the Countess's delicate touch, and the ostensibly shallow and frigid wife who denied him his happiness. Referred to as his family's "strong right hand", Newland's composure slips and shatters over the course of the film as he becomes increasingly obsessed with Countess Olenska and the allure of her forbidden touch. The camera plays close attention to hands, reinforcing the rigidity and frigid decorum that pervade the film, offering the notion of touch as an escape from the pedantic lifestyle of upper-class New York. Ultimately, the simplicity of hands becomes the essence of life, love, and happiness, in a film saturated with customs, pageantry and pomp.
In this essay, the author
- Describes film 220: aspects of criticism, a 24-week course for second-year students examining methods of critical analysis, interpretation, and evaluation. students were expected to draw on concepts they had studied.
- Analyzes how the age of innocence is a film about confinement, restraint, and stoicism. the upper-class new york is content being anaesthetized by the idle task of upholding wealth and reputation.
- Analyzes how newland and countess olenska's love is in stark contrast with the emotional vacuity of their peers. the film is permeated by this sort of foreplay, teasing the viewer from beginning to end.
- Describes film 220: aspects of criticism, a 24-week course for second-year students examining methods of critical analysis, interpretation, and evaluation. students were expected to draw on concepts they had studied.
- Analyzes how the age of innocence is a film about confinement, restraint, and stoicism. the upper-class new york is content being anaesthetized by the idle task of upholding wealth and reputation.
- Analyzes how newland and countess olenska's love is in stark contrast with the emotional vacuity of their peers. the film is permeated by this sort of foreplay, teasing the viewer from beginning to end.
- Analyzes how newland meets the countess olenska in a balcony at the opera. he is distracted by the gesture and captivated by her outstretched fingers.
- Describes how newland repairs to the beauford's house for a ballroom gala. the roving camera begins its tour of the drawing rooms by focusing on the table strewn with white gloves.
- Analyzes how newland is shown negotiating his way through the drawing rooms to the ballroom, revealing a woman's body in its full nakedness.
- Analyzes how may steals a glance at countess olenska and newland, noticing how well the two get along.
- Analyzes how newland's different opinions of may and the countess reveal themselves further as he selects flowers for the two women.
- Analyzes how the camera zooms out from its focus on the countess's hands as she advances towards newland with arms and fingers outstretched.
- Analyzes how newland peels away countess olenska's glove, and a horse whinnies, signaling the climax of the lovers' embrace.
- Analyzes how newland's composure slips and shatters over the course of the film as he becomes obsessed with countess olenska and the allure of her forbidden touch.
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- Opines that the printing press was the stronger of the two inventions. the article 10 inventions that changed the world ranks it at a solid eight.
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- Explains that the epic film since you went away was released in 1944.
- Describes the reasons why people are constantly trying to do their part for the war by making films about it.
- Explains that film was a special project for selznick at the time, and it was seen as his first film.
- Explains that the epic film since you went away was released in 1944.
- Describes the reasons why people are constantly trying to do their part for the war by making films about it.
- Explains that film was a special project for selznick at the time, and it was seen as his first film.
- Opines that gone with the wind worked well and made a decision to purchase war.
- Explains that films that did this, usually did well at the box office as well.
- Opines that since you went away would follow the success of gone with the wind.
- Opines that this was an unusual amount of money for a film from this period.
- Explains selznick's film length allowed it to take place over a year.
- Explains that the hiltons are a middle/upper class family who are now faced with the war.
- Emphasizes the support of a male authority figure.
- Analyzes how the reviewers and reviews of since you went away were very much in tune with summary:
- Describes how much money was spent on this film and selznick made.
- Explains that people knew what to expect when they went out to see a movie.
- Analyzes the shadow that is cast over america at this point in history.
- Analyzes the main bone of contention that most of the more recent articles death.
- Opines that it is easy to look back at older films and sneer at them as inferior.
- Opines that one must look at the politics of the social fabric at this time.
- Explains that since you went away was shown to the people of america to increase support.
- Explains that since you went away was one of the first films to deal with the american identity.
- Explains that anne hilton is set up as a model citizen for the war.
- Opines that anne sticks it out and she and tony remain close throughout the troubled war.
- Narrates the real story of the american home in war time.
- Explains how the hilton's house should be presented as a fun and happy home.
- Describes some of the images that are prevalent in this summary.
- Opines that audience did want to laugh but they also wanted to cry.
- Opines that the film was too long and a lot of scenes should have been.
- Analyzes the marketing of since you sent away. journal of film and video 4.1 spring.
- Explains that studies of the film in the seventies and eighties were a little more critical. david o. selznick was the man behind the vision of this film.
- Explains that war film was a popular genre to produce during the war years in north america.
- Analyzes how mrs. hilton insists that there is hope and he is still alive. the american public at the time of this release, were caught up in
- Opines that the audience and the modern day press agreed with this film's message, but this wasn't absolute. a famous film critic, at the time was very critical.
- Analyzes how this film could be seen as a teaching tool for the american people.
- Explains that women started taking up male roles and jobs to fill the temporary gap. jane, who wanted a job before her father left, eventually got one.
- Analyzes how the hilton's were on the train to meet up with their father when a boy with an amputated arm yells at them.
- Analyzes how after the first 30 minutes of the film, the cook has already moved back into the home to work for free. there is also the issue of hilton home.
2375 wordsRead More - The beauty and comical perspective of innocent loveanalytical essayCity life has always been complicated. Cities have more people, distractions, technologies, and troubles. On the other hand, the country life is quiet, private, and friendly. In the cities, people often live in their apartments without talking to each other, meanwhile in the country everyone knows each other making a more trustful environment. Shakespeare presents in his play As you like it the differences between city and country life in a comic way.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how shakespeare presents the differences between city and country life in as you like it in a comic way.
- Analyzes how kenneth branagh's adaptation shows the differences between city and country since the first scene.
- Analyzes how scene relates the seasons of the year with the particular situation that is taking place in the play.
- Analyzes how shakespeare presents the differences between city and country life in as you like it in a comic way.
- Analyzes how kenneth branagh's adaptation shows the differences between city and country since the first scene.
- Analyzes how scene relates the seasons of the year with the particular situation that is taking place in the play.
- Analyzes the pastoral theme of the film and play, which is presented with the shepherds corin, silvius, and phoebe and their relationship with other characters.
- Analyzes how branagh presents the shepherd's life as a quiet one, but then silvius expressing an insane love for phoebe. he needed to scream it to the world.
- Analyzes how phoebe fell in love with ganymede because he is very different to the men she knows. rosalind is not a shepherd and does not share all their customs and ideas.
- Opines that by their faith, i see no more in you than without candle may go dark to bed.
- Analyzes how scenes like rosalind's insulting phoebe are repeated throughout the film, giving it a comical perspective of love. branagh took care of the little details that are so important.
- Opines that branagh shows a comical perspective of love by presenting the innocent and pure side of the characters, especially the shepherds because of their differences with city people.
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