"Film d'Art has completely changed this setting - the actors froze in static poses, use bright, stressed-theatrical gestures. ... Following the film, the manifesto of this trend - "The Assassination of the Duke of Guise," filmed in kontse1908-year, - at Griffith appears too actors striving for a static pose, vivid gestures and to ensure that the freeze on the screen. ...

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ANALYSIS OF TWO FILMS DIRECTED BY MIRA NAIR The highly acclaimed director from India, Mira Nair leapt into the world's spotlight with her film Salaam, Bombay! This film is considered by many to be her best work although she may be better known for the controversial subject matter of her latest ...

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