Comparative Study: Action Part 1

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 Comparative Study Outline

  1. How do Spanish cinema and Hollywood movie musicals convey the changes in theme in correlation with their socio-political context?
II. Ay Carmela!
  1. A theater group travels and performs during the Spanish civil war to entertain Republican soldiers; when they get captured by the French, they’re forced to perform for Fascists: their enemy. Thus, their loyalty is questioned while they decide between survival or death.
III. Les Miserables
  1. The effects of the French revolution for Jean Valjean are prevalent as he is seen as an ex-convict and is treated poorly in the future. The themes include justice and social class.
IV. Comparison
  1. Themes
    1. Pre and post war ideologies
      1. “Death Comes to the Broadway Musical.”
  2. Technological advancements
    1. Contemporary film
      1. “College Course Film: THE HOLLYWOOD MUSICAL.”
      2. “Contemporary Musical Film.”
      3. “Nostalgia and the Contemporary Spanish Musical Film.”
  3. Narrative
    1. What do musicals convey?
      1. “The Search for Narrative.”
  4. Based on historical truths
    1. “SINISTERRA'S AND SAURA'S ¡AY CARMELA!: REMEMBERING AND DEALING WITH THE CIVIL WAR.”
    2. “¡AY, CARMELA!, REIVINDICACIÓN DE LA REPÚBLICA, REIVINDICACIÓN DE LA MUJER.”
    3. “Eisenstein, Kracauer and Marx: Socio-Political Influence in Film Theory.”

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