Review: Edmund Ballhaus (Ed.) (2001). Kulturwissenschaft, Film und Öffentlichkeit [Cultural Science, Film, and Public] by Thomas Döbler

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Film, Philosophy, and the Ordinary: A Response to Butler by Thomas E. Wartenberg

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Aussteigen (getting out) Impossible—Montage and Life Scenarios in Andres Veiel’s Film Black Box BRD by Anja Katharina Seiler

“…Andres Veiel’s 2001 documentary film, Black Box BRD, links the biography of Alfred Herrhausen, RAF victim, with one of the 3rdgeneration RAF terrorists, Wolfgang Grams. …”
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(De)constructing “America”: the Case of Emir Kusturica’s Arizona Dream (1993) by David Roche

“…Filtered through Kusturica’s own perceptions of America – and his position on the Balkan War (1991-2001) – the film seems to suggest sadness at the loss of a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural perspective. …”
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Historical Validation of DAR CHASHM-E BAAD (In the Winds' Eye) and EMARAT-E FARANGI, Two Iranian TV Series (Reza Shah Era) by Simin Fasihi, Sara Paknezhad

“…The way of happening on this cooperation is important and for the historian, honesty and loyalty of film makers to the true history, is necessary.The most challenging issue of current research is the extent of loyalty of 1991s and 2001s film makers in representation the era of Reza Shah the same as the true history without any censorship.The present study examined the comparative analysis to validate the two series to show that the historical information presented in these two series about historical figures in terms of behavior and actions in the desired historical setting is in compliance with historical source.The finding suggest that filmmakers in illustration of the history in this period and the representation of its characters have been faithful. sometimes we are faced with exaggeration or reticence and in order to attract more audience some figures are glorified and some are devalued.…”
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Future scenarios. A cinematic perspective by François Penz

“…A particularly poignant case is Amélie (Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2001), a film rooted in the present but harking back to the poetic realism of Marcel Carné, Doisneaux and Prévert of the 1930s. …”
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Elementar, meu caro mestre: cinema, literatura e educação medieval no filme O nome da rosa (1986) by Ademir Luiz da Silva

“… Neste artigo será focado a questão do ensino e da aprendizagem durante a Idade Média, conforme representado no filme O nome da rosa, lançado em 1986, com direção do francês Jean-Jacques Annaud, um cineasta especialista em obras com temática histórica, como a Guerra do fogo (1981), o Amante (1992) e Círculo de fogo (2001). O filme é uma adaptação do romance homônimo do escritor italiano Umberto Eco. …”
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The gendered politics of sex work in Hong Kong cinema: Herman Yau and Elsa Chan (Yeeshan)’s Whispers and Moans and True Women for Sale by Gina Marchetti

“…Like their earlier collaboration From the Queen to the Chief Executive (等候董建華發落, 2001), these films look at the “sensational” (youth murders, prostitution) with an eye to understanding and, perhaps, remedying social injustice. …”
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Perception du Moyen Âge au cinéma : mises en scène des Canterbury Tales de Chaucer by Agnès Blandeau

“…L’article met en lumière trois interprétations cinématographiques de la fin du XIVe siècle : A Canterbury Tale de Powell et Pressburger (1944), I Racconti di Canterbury de Pasolini (1972) et A Knight’s Tale de Brian Helgeland (2001). Les films se distinguent les uns des autres par d’évidentes différences stylistiques, tonales et esthétiques. …”
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Epidemiology of Paget's disease in Europe: the prevalence is decreasing. by Poór, G, Donáth, J, Fornet, B, Cooper, C

“…Radiographs showing the entire pelvis, sacrum, femoral heads, and lumbar vertebrae were studied for the period of 2000-2001. The films were evaluated by a trained observer and a consultant radiologist. …”

O Cinema e a Cidade no Portugal Europeu by Mariana Liz

“…Os exemplos analisados são Lisbon Story (Wim Wenders, 1994) e Porto da Minha Infância (Manoel de Oliveira, 2001), dois filmes produzidos para celebrar cidades portuguesas nomeadas Capitais Europeias da Cultura.…”
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Divulgação do uso pacífico da energia nuclear para o público leigo de crianças do ensino básico by Adriana de Souza Medeiros Batista, Marcelo Rodrigues Batista, Divina Lúcia de Souza Medeiros Neder

“…Assim sendo, no contexto de um projeto de extensão com parceria entre a Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) e a Secretaria Municipal de Educação da cidade de Santa Luzia, Minas Gerais, foi trabalhado entre alunos das escolas públicas o tema “Energia: Conhecer para Entender”, usando como pano de fundo o filme “Monstros S/A” da Disney (2001). No filme os monstros utilizam a energia do grito das crianças, mas as conhecem pouco, considerando-as tóxicas e serve no projeto para estabelecer analogia com o medo da energia nuclear. …”
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