5 slides – around 145 words per slide.
Needs to include speaker notes.
Organize your oral as follows:
1-Introduce the film, the original novel (as best you can), and the director’s vision. Introduce the area you have selected for your oral and what your oral will be about.
2-Explain the film in response to your selected area. Focus on the art of the film and the representations of desire that reflect your subj Establish a clear relationship between your subject and the way you are reading the film.
4-What is the main idea of this film based on your responses so far—how can you interpret and thus read the film critically and as an integral piece of cultural production?
(Each point can be roughly a minute long.)
Written Option:
For students feeling shy or not confident with the technology during this pandemic, you may submit a written version that follows the points above AND uses the MLA style guide to organize the work (taught in our Ministerial Essay assignments). MAKE SURE ANY WRITTEN SUBMISSION IS DOUBLE-SPACED PLEASE.
Choose one of the subject areas below (or suggest your own, if you like, for me to approve):
1. The setting as pastoral: Think about our discussions of the pastoral and the love story.
2. Elio and Oliver: Make sure you include what you feel can be their emotional and psychological dimensions. What makes these lovers iconic?
3. Examine the film’s representation of masculine desire? Is the representation of homosexuality believable and does it work in this film?
4. How does this film use a particular form of homoeroticism, opposed to explicit sex scenes, to emphasize the deep connection between two lovers?
5. Choose a conflict that is important in this film. Explore why it is part of the narrative and how the conflict works.
6. Why do you feel this film received so much critical praise? Do you see this film as a potential classic?
7. Fan art about the main characters is rather impressive. Explore the fan art about this film. What does this fan base signify?
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