Savage Nights/Ham and Passion/Fr. & Sp. Film

Abstract: A 9 page research paper that contrasts and compares Spanish director J.J. Bigas Luna's Jamon, Jamon (1992) and French director Cyril Collard's Savage Nights (1992). Examination of these movies reveals common features. These characteristics principally involve how each director employs the tools of filmmaking--that is, mise-en-scene elements, camera work, montage and soundtrack--to emphasize their themes and the particular cultures that provide the backdrop to their work. Bigas Luna and Collard are both adept at the task of weaving cinematic elements into a coherent whole, in order to tell their stories visually through the artifice of film. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

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Catagory: Film & Television

Subcatagory: Music, Film, Television, Theater & Photography

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