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Examine the ways in which place functions in the narrative of a number of city films
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Examine the ways in which place functions in the narrative of a number of city films. The Role of the City is crucial to many cinematic narratives, although analysis of the relationship between City and cinema, in terms of influencing story and character, seems to have been neglected by many film academics. Through close textual analysis of a number of city films it is possible to examine the way in which a city, or a place within a City, can play an important part in the function of the narrative. LA, California, March 3, 1991 12.47AM. This is the opening sequence to Dark Blue (Shelton 2002), a fictional police thriller, addressing the much published corruption within the LAPD, during the early 90's. It set against the 'backdrop' of the real life social unrest caused by the Rodney King beating and the events leading up to the L.A riots of 1992. Without...
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