CTCS 190g Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Keira Knightley, Gene Kelly, Jean Hagen

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Represents the transition in the late 20s between silent films to talkies. Represents the societal and cultural fad of musical films between the 1930s - Linear, chronological: simple and lighthearted; not too complicated of a film, meant to be enjoyed (comedic viewer shouldn"t have to think so much) Small flashback at the beginning o contrast between what happened and what don says happened. Characters: don lockwood (played by gene kelly, lina lamont, kathy selden, cosmo brown. Theme: perception is far different from reality told in a comedic way. Performance: dressed glamorously (always has jewels, feathers, long dresses) looks elegant. Shows how vain she is: voice: shrill and demanding/often has a loud voice or is screaming. Conniving her shrill voice is unpleasant to the ears. Depicts her as a diva who is difficult to work with. Don lockwood (gene kelly: dressed in smartly (shows his status as a big hollywood star)

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