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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Biopics"”.
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Queer Public Figures in Biopics
This work considers the impact of queer representation and queer visibility in the biopic genre, with a specific focus on the morality of artifice when representing the life story of a real figure. How does a figure’s representation impact their legacy, reputation, and the perception of queer …
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The politics of biopics: Analyzing propaganda films in Bangladesh's political context
This thesis investigates the use of state-funded cinema as a vehicle for political propaganda in contemporary Bangladesh by analyzing two government-funded films: Hasina: A Daughter's Tale (2018) and Mujib: The Making of a Nation (2023). The former is a docudrama centered on the personal and …
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The artist biopic: a historical analysis of narrative cinema, 1934-2010
… countries and over seventy years. British artist biopics are analysed as a case study in relation to the idea of them posing as a national stereotype. Topics within sex and gender studies are highlighted in analysis of the representation of the female artist and the queer artist as well as artists …
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My Impossible Task? Writing an Ethical Biopic of Samuel Johnson
… which may be of help to the writers of ethical biopics, and puts that framework to the test through the process of writing the film. Chapter 1, 'Truth', identifies different types of truth in the biopic, which often conflict with each other, and concludes that the best way to incorporate them …
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Then it happened; The four degrees of narrative separation : exploring the process of adaptation through biolographical texts
… ways in which both my screenplay, as well as biopics in general, may be read in relation to the contested issue of fidelity.