FINAL EXAM ESSAY (ESSAY THREE) PROMPT
This final is a short answer essay question about the 2003 movie, In the Cut (streaming for you via the Temple library), directed by Oscar winner, Jane Campion. Your answer should approximately be 1,200 words formatted as a five-paragraph essay. You want to display specific knowledge of the texts/movies below with your answers. Avoid summary or generalization by working closely with specifics. Only work with movies we have studied this semester. To receive full credit for your answer, when you first mention a movie make sure you give the full title, director(s) last name, and date in this format:
“Citizen Kane” (Welles, 1941)
[PROMPT] WHAT CONVENTIONS OF THE CITY FILM CAN BE FOUND IN THE MOVIE VERSION OF “IN THE CUT” (CAMPION, 2003)? WHAT CONVENTIONS DOES IT REJECT? EXPLORE THE FIVE CHARACTERS (FRANNIE, PAULINE, DETECTIVE MALOY, CORNELIUS, DETECTIVE RODRIQUEZ) RELATIONSHIPS TO THE CITY AND OFFER ANALYSIS. WHAT ARE THE GENDER DIFFERENCES OF “IN THE CUT” VS THE FILM NOIR YOU WROTE ABOUT FOR ESSAY ONE? WHAT ROLE DOES RACE PLAY IN BOTH MOVIES AND WHAT DOES THAT REFLECT ON THE URBAN CRIME MOVIE?
NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED.
the film noir essay one is attached below for the gender difference compairson
