Date:
18th September Wednesday 2013
RESEARCH: The English Patient-(Anthony Minghella,
1996)
We watched the opening sequence and
briefly discussed it. It shows someone painting in a dark ink on a cave wall.
It is in extreme close up, and the audience is left to guess what the
illustration is. The music is Hungarian folk by Sebestyen Marta, a Hungarian
folk singer. The language is not supposed to be understood by the audience, but
rather leave them thinking, because it is such a difficult language to understand.
Even I as a Hungarian speaker found it slightly difficult to understand. This
particular song is also reminiscent and (or at least I think so) similar
towards the Muslim call of prayer. Also, we can hear wooden wind chimes, which create an African whimsical effect.
Then we then see sand dunes, which
create a relaxing and soothing effect. When we see the woman in the plane
asleep, we worry for her, which changes the atmosphere from a calm one to one with eccentricity.
An ECU of a tribal figurine being painted with a handmade traditional brush.
Made in Dagenham:
Made in Dagenham intends to capture and presents to the 21st century world what women's rights used to be, and how it got to what it is today. The filters used in the making of the entire film resembles that of a pastel portrait, soft and iridescent, like the woman stereotypically thought about my men. We see woman all together heading to work, they go through a wide gate on their bicycles wearing flowing long skirts with simple blouses and cloth wrapped around their heads. They smile and talk whilst commuting to work, representing the unity of women of all ages. We also see them in the tall factory, taking of their blouses and sitting down ready for their shift of work in their bras alone up top. They do this because of the heat, but more importantly it shows that they are comfortable with each other. Beforehand they create small talk such as how the previous night presented itself.
