Adapting to Life's Hand - A Study on "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" *Super Spoilers* ________ "Mama! Mama, they're cutting the tree!" - Francie Nolan ________ Written by Bolivar T. Caceres Reading time approx: 20 minutes Watch Film (free) Published January 15, 2022 Listen to Essay (free) Featured on IMDB Listen to Soundtrack (free) Read our Scene Study Listen to our First Take Top 5 Film Like “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" "However, unlike a stage, in "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn," this stiff and static cinematography only ushers us into these Shakespearian characters filled with tragedy and humor. " "I guess you won't get home until the sun comes up." Adaptation is all about survival. It's the innate ability to overcome hardship to live long and prosper – as Captain Spock is wont to say. In these moments of perseverance, one
Five Pre-80s Films Like “Next Stop, Greenwich” (1976)
Written by Bolivar T. Caceres
*Super Spoiler Alert*
Have you ever had the passion for breaking out of your routine to be your best self? It is a natural emotion to want to shed the old for the new and be better than you were yesterday. In narratives, characters also evolve, often learning some life lesson that catalyzes their growth to their new selves. Desires and ambitions frequently are the light at the end of a character’s tunnel that they strive to reach.
Many films like Paul Mazurksky’s 1976 film “Next Stop, Greenwich Village” use character tropes to study how life events, burning desires, and other caustics can define or redefine a character’s journey and perspective; thus, dissecting the character tropes which categorized them.
The five films below are such narratives. Also, make sure to read Film Studies' analysis on “Next Stop, Greenwich Village."
Synopsis: In 1922, a would-be classical composer gets involved with people putting on a musical revue.
Genre: Romance/Comedy/Music
Country: USA
Runtime: 1hr 22 minutes
Actors: Carmen Miranda, Don Ameche, William Bendix…
Director: Walter Lang
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPqX2GAl3Lc
4. Some Like It Hot (1959)
Synopsis: After two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in.
Genre: Romance/Comedy
Country: USA
Runtime: 2hrs 12 minutes
Actors: Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon …
Director: Billy Willder
Watch: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2bgvxf
3. An Unmarried Woman (1978)
Synopsis: A wealthy woman from Manhattan's Upper East Side struggles to deal with her new identity and her sexuality after her husband of sixteen years leaves her for a younger woman.
Genre: Romance/Drama
Country: USA
Runtime: 2hrs 10 minutes
Actors: Jill Clayburgh, Alan Bates, Michael Murphy …
Director: Paul Mazurksky
Watch: N/A
2. Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974)
Synopsis: A recently widowed woman is on the road with her precocious young son, determined to make a new life for herself as a singer.
Genre: Romance/Drama
Country: USA
Runtime: 1hr 52 minutes
Actors: Ellen Burstyn, Kris Kristofferson, Mia Bendixsen …
Director: Martin Scorsese
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPSxVXId-Zw&t=1s
Analytical Essay: https://filmstudies401.blogspot.com/2021/01/essay-2-jan-2021.html
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVhZnUXhRXE
Scene Clips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?=v=P7op6MQTMjs&list=PLp6KnvUauG0iQtck43ruHF6c0X_2PRNPR
1. Billy Liar (1963)
Synopsis: A lazy, irresponsible young clerk (Sir Tom Courtenay) in provincial Northern England lives in his own fantasy world and makes emotionally immature decisions as he alienates friends and family.
Genre: Romance/Drama/Comedy
Country: England
Runtime: 1hr 38 minutes
Actors: Tom Courtenay, Julie Christie, Wilfred Pickles …
Director: John Schlesinger
Watch: https://ok.ru/video/340417448696
Analytical Essay: https://filmstudies401.blogspot.com/2021/06/5Essay.html
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zXdQojgUyU
Scene Clips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=es8rx8ve-rs&list=PLp6KnvUauG0hoKH5XoS0-Nhf15_zp2vMF
*** Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976)
Synopsis: The ups and downs of life as experienced by a group of aspiring young artists in the early Fifties New York.
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Country: USA
Runtime: 1hr 51 minutes
Actors: Lenny Baker, Shelley Winters, Ellen Greene…
Director: Paul Mazursky
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5x9bBl8qvA
Analytical Essay: https://filmstudiesqtlyreview.blogspot.com/2022/01/Essay6-All-Of-New-York-City-Is-A-Stage
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEXry0CYyBA
Scene Clips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jtzlLsdbLM&list=PLp6KnvUauG0hW69CbiqHTi-YNYY3axd1w
Bolivar T. Caceres is a Bronx-based artist and writer. His poems appear on ShortEdition and Ariel Chart. He is also the author of the chapbook Outside My Garret Window, published in 2020. He currently writes for the quarterly film blog Film Studies 401 and the news blog New York Positivity. Connect with him on social media @BolivarTCaceres and at www.BtcArt.co.
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