1940-1960 feature film

Part 1: View a feature film (longer than 60 minutes) by a great director made from 1940-1960 that you have not seen before and that you will not see as part of this class. If you would like to see an American film, consider George Cukor, John Ford, Billy Wilder, or William Wyler. If you would like to try a foreign film, consider Ingmar Bergman, Luis Buñuel, Federico Fellini, or Akira Kurosawa. Contact the Instructor for advice and further direction.
Assume your reader does not know anything about this movie. Give a simple, short synopsis and then comment on the film. Pay particular attention to the camerawork (cinematography), the editing (montage), and the sound (including music). What did you like/dislike about what you saw? Why do you have these feelings? Is the film good? Feel confident in using a personal narrative about how you experience this movie, but always look for specific evidence from what you see and hear in the movie to support your feelings and thoughts.
Part 2: Now that you have commented on the specific film, see if you can draw some general conclusions about the work of the director and one of the main actors or actresses. Be sure to comment on the overall impression you have of the film, including how you see it as an example of its genre and time period. REMEMBER: This is not a research paper. I am interested in what you have to say, not in what you can learn by reading up on the film or filmmaker.
Part 3: On a separate page, insert the heading “My Criteria for Quality in Film.” Under that heading, propose five general statements indicative of your personal taste in movies. These statements should be numbered (1) through (5), and they should be written as complete sentences, or possibly as a short paragraph. It will be useful to introduce each statement with language like, “Excellent movies include…” or, “A movie is more likely to be good if…” For example: (1) Excellent movies include realistic acting; (2) A movie is more likely to be good if it ends happily. The point here is for you to think about—and then explain—what words like good, excellent, and effective actually mean. Be sure to save your “My Criteria for Quality in Film” page because you will be adding to this list and resubmitting an expanded version of it with the second paper later in the course.
The body of the paper should have a one-inch margin on all sides, be doubled-spaced, and use a standard font style (e.g., Times New Roman or Arial) and a standard font size (11 or 12 point).

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