CINEMA PARADISO & LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL
Assignment instructions: please submit your essays in one document. Write 1/1.5 page for each of the three essays chosen and follow the MLA format. You need to choose three out of four essay questions. Please write in a word document so I can make corrections, and submit the document using the upload submission button below by Wednesday, November 13th
Write an essay on three of the following topics:
In both Cinema Paradiso and Life is Beautiful fantasy is a key element used to develop the plot. Analyze and compare the use of fantasy in both movies.
Both movies are divided in two parts, the first one comic and the second one melancholic. What is the turning point? Comment on specific comic and dramatic sequences.
Analyze the relationship between Alfredo and Totò, and how it develops.
Analyze Filomena’s character development in Marriage Italian Style. Provide specific examples of key scenes.