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Exploring the comedy of the Coen Brothers

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Music:
Silver Linings, Hendyamps Studios (2020)
 
Music by Blue Dot Sessions
Tarte Tatin
Cicle Ariel
Dolly and Pad

Sources/References:

• https://the-take.com/watch/what-is-the-underlying-philosophy-of-the-coen-brothers-films
• https://nofilmschool.com/2018/06/how-coen-brothers-use-repetition-create-comedy
• https://anthempress.com/the-whole-durn-human-comedy-life-according-to-the-coen-brothers-pb
• https://medium.com/@heathkillen/the-united-states-of-coen-80e0912239fe

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Exploring the tragic beauty through which Paul Thomas Anderson depicts his characters.

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Music:
Silver Linings, Hendyamps Studios (2020)
 
Music by Blue Dot Sessions
Caseco
Sals Place
Uncertain Ground

Sources/References:

• https://themaneater.com/paul-thomas-anderson-the-king-of-broken-characters-and-immersive-period-pieces/
• https://nofilmschool.com/2017/03/watch-pt-anderson-and-search-purpose
• https://www.researchgate.net/publication/356578789_THE_CHARACTERS_OF_PAUL_THOMAS_ANDERSON
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMjQrXvcKnc
• https://pilerats.com/written/light-easy/cinepile-5-underrated-performances-in-the-films-of-paul-thomas-anderson/
• https://www.bookforum.com/print/2704/paul-thomas-anderson-thrives-in-toxic-hollywood-24260
• https://www.thefilmagazine.com/where-to-start-paul-thomas-anderson/

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Exploring how food is depicted in cinema

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Music:
Silver Linings, Hendyamps Studios (2020)
 
Music by Blue Dot Sessions
Leptias

Sources/References:
https://www.academia.edu/44358709/THE_CONNECTION_BETWEEN_FOOD_AND_CINEMA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxp_JEjyh2E

https://erajournal.co.uk/thoughts/food-on-film/

https://www.tcs.cam.ac.uk/food-in-film-and-tv-the-importance-of-eating/

https://thenewgastronome.com/animating-the-alimentary/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7WEfAjbHy0

https://www.varsity.co.uk/film-and-tv/23782

https://www.t4.ai/industry/fast-food-market-share

https://www.voxmagazine.com/food/food-films-2020/article_ab1adb6c-7a9f-11ea-80ec-13a373367772.html

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/313810384_Celluloid_Flavours_A_Brief_History_of_Food_in_Film

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Exploring Bong Joon-ho's Unmistakable Directorial Rhythm

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Music by Blue Dot Sessions
Vernouillet
Hotel Calafat
La Troga
Rosino Reverie

Sources/References:
https://filmustage.com/blog/the-mastery-of-transnational-directing/
https://www.slashfilm.com/862611/when-bong-joon-ho-is-behind-the-camera-nothing-is-left-up-to-chance/
https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200214000536
https://walkerart.org/magazine/bong-joon-ho-dialogue
https://www.alphavillejournal.com/Issue5/HTML/ReviewMellamphy.html

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The Directors Project Trailer: https://youtu.be/ilbExWqTQK4

12 Directors. 12 Video Essays. Mind Theater 2023.

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Music:

• Belt of Faith (Parasite OST)

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Exploring the otherworldly world design and visual beauty of The Tragedy of Macbeth (2022).

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Music by Blue Dot Sessions

• Tell What You Know
• On the Hour
• Our Ears, Deceivers

Other Music:

• Tartini-Violin Sonata in G minor Devil's Trill Sonata

Sources/References:

• https://ascmag.com/articles/the-tragedy-of-macbeth
• https://www.archdaily.com/975286/the-environments-needed-to-be-abstracted-stefan-dechant-on-the-tragedy-of-macbeth
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qshtrQIpTdI
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJAL_hThTVw
• https://www.widewalls.ch/magazine/gego-lgdr
• https://theartling.com/en/artzine/famous-abstract-art/

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Analyzing Danish Painter Carl Bloch's Fourth Wall Breaking Masterpiece; In a Roman Osteria

Paintings:

• In a Roman Osteria: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_a_Roman_Osteria#/media/File:Carl_Bloch_-_In_a_Roman_Osteria_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg
• Marstrand's Italian Osteria Scene: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_a_Roman_Osteria#/media/File:Italian_Osteria_Scene,_Girl_welcoming_a_Person_entering,_by_Wilhelm_Marstrand_-_Ny_Carlsberg_Glyptotek_-_Copenhagen_-_DSC09271.JPG

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Music by Blue Dot Sessions

• Cover Letter
• Song at the End of Times
• Kalsted
• Inventio

Sources/References:

• https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/in-a-roman-osteria/QAFizpSvU6qx6g?hl=enhttps://www.smk.dk/en/highlight/in-a-roman-osteria-1866/
• https://www.carlbloch.org/
• https://www.wikiart.org/en/carl-bloch
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_a_Roman_Osteria
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_Osteria_Scene,_Girl_welcoming_a_Person_entering#/media/File:Italian_Osteria_Scene,_Girl_welcoming_a_Person_entering,_by_Wilhelm_Marstrand_-_Ny_Carlsberg_Glyptotek_-_Copenhagen_-_DSC09271.JPG
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3kL5cdXUtA
• https://vangoyourself.com/paintings/in-a-roman-osteria/
• https://www.the-artinspector.com/post/bloch-in-a-roman-osteria

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Exploring how Martin Scorsese depicts his Catholic faith through cinema.

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Music:

• Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Mov. III (Anitra's Dance), Op 46
• Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 3 in A minor (Scottish), MOVEMENT III, Op. 56

Music by Blue Dot Sessions

• Elude 2 Briar

Sources/References:

• https://www.newsweek.com/brief-history-martin-scorseses-cinematic-obsession-religion-535820#:~:text=The%20inner%20battles%20of%20faith,controversial%20Last%20Temptation%20of%20Christ.
• https://www.rogerebert.com/features/silence-guilt-christ-and-martin-scorsese
• https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/11/26/20975991/scorsese-career-god-sacred-profane-irishman-netflix-streets-bull-innocence-last-temptation
• https://eyemythfilm.com/2017/03/15/martin-scorsese-catholic-guilt-and-strength-of-spirit/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kB3HxHXF-0
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bY9bTPYxEo
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06jzTc1Vtp8
• https://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-catholic-guilt.htm
• https://www.avclub.com/whos-that-knocking-at-my-door-1798199879
• https://vimeo.com/135543996
• https://lithiumagazine.com/2021/01/20/catholic-guilt-is-complicated/
• https://www.highonfilms.com/how-martin-scorseses-mean-streets-explores-the-themes-of-penance-and-salvation/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tqw_9E-6gWU
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPIPCrPTDrA

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Exploring Jean-Luc Godard's New Wave of French cinema.

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Music by Blue Dot Sessions

• Plum King
• Caprese
• Warm Fingers

Sources/References:

• http://www.newwavefilm.com/french-new-wave-encyclopedia/jean-luc-godard.shtml
• https://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/09/18/the-french-new-wave-how-jean-luc-godard-pioneered-a-revolution-in-cinema
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R7R0JHvvgo
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-hA0OjAEMA
• https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2010/06/how-jean-luc-godard-s-breathless-reinvented-the-movies.html
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kek2OPIHU4
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hByqKHyiTK0

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• Hickory Interlude
• Calgary Sweeps

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