HISTORY OF CINEMA PRODUCTION

  1. Use Mast & Kawin’s concept of “surfaces and subversions” to explore Bigger Than Life. Describe and identify some of these tensions and contradictions between the film’s text and subtext…
  2. How does director Nicholas Ray - having little control over the script and final cut - use style to express or emphasize meaning beneath the surface? Use & cite some of the film’s bold stylistic choices as examples.

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