Watch the movie Rear Window by Alfred Hitchock here is a link to watch it for free:
And answer the following questions:
1) the historical and geographical contexts of the movie and the role they play in the story the movie tells,
2) choose one of the following concepts in ideological, psychoanalytic, gender, and sexuality theory that all of you have worked with throughout the course and the ways in which the chosen topic is helpful as a lens through which to understand the film; (the “male gaze,” or the “mirror stage,” or the “ego ideal”)
3) (very briefly) a list of film techniques this particular director seems to like to use.
(For this last aspect of the film, you should make use of the 3-part video series that I linked below, its just 3 short youtube videos called “How to Speak Movie.”)
For example, the group may decide to analyze Picnic at Hanging Rock through the lens of the “male gaze,” and discuss which scenes are most relevant to this topic.
This is an introduction and general description of the film, including its historical and geographical contexts, as well as a definition of your chosen topic (the “male gaze,” or the “mirror stage,” or the “ego ideal”). So: 1) Context, 2) general story line, 3) concept/theme, 4) 3-4 most relevant scenes relating to this concept/topic.
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