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FM4 WORLD CINEMAUrban StoriesThematic Comparison

As Tears o !" an# La$aine

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Themes to Compare Conte%t o& time an# p'ace

(ro#)ction Fi'm

Representation o& the cit"

The cit" as a character in itse'& The in*)ence o& the )rban en+ironment on the characters

Representation o& (o,er (h"sica' - A)thorit" - (o,er - en#er - Socia' C'ass - Mone" -

Fami'"

Representation o& (o+ert" Materia' - Emotiona' - E#)cation - Opport)nit"

Representation o& Con*ict (h"sica' - (s"cho'o.ica' /o& the min#01 - Emotiona' - Materia' -

Socia' 2 C)'t)ra' - Fami'" 2 re'ationships

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Conte%t o& Time 2 ('ace (ro#)ction ,here an# ,hen it ,as ma#e

As Tears o !" 3 556 $on. 7on. East meets West - MT8 C)'t)re A time ,hen the han#o+er to China &rom U7

.o+ernance ,as imminent6 ,ith the potentia' to

chan.e 'i+es &or $on. 7on. citi9ens There ,as a :ne, ,a+e; in $on. 7on. cinema ,ith

"o)n. #irectors ,ho ,ante# to e%periment ,ith+is)a' st"'e6 p'a" ,ith mainstream .enres an# a'sore*ect the e%perience o& peop'e o& 'i+e# in $on.7on.Bon.

c')bs - #ar a''e",a"s -r)n#o,n apartments - T8screens - neon 'i.hts -ni.ht c')bs 2 bars - %rate# cinemas

L;$aine $i.h rise b'oc s - enc'ose#

- #ar streets - trainstations - po'ice stations -.ra ti - ."m - art .a''er"

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Representation o& the Cit" The in*)ence o& the )rban en+ironment on

the characters As Tears o !"

Sense o& entrapment b" 2 a##iction to theen+ironment

(resents a contin)a' c"c'e o& conse )ence Can ne+er &)''" escape the cit" is ,hat the" no,2 ,here the" be'on.

L;$aine Sense o& entrapment b" their en+ironment b)t a'so

a sense o& comm)nit" 2 be'on.in. The" ,ant to be a part o& the :bea)ti&)';

en+ironment o& the Cit" 2 enBo" it in the same ,a"as the mi##'e c'ass b)t are :apart; &rom it