Week 10 and Holiday Prep:
Complete the following things by Week 1 next term so that you are ready to launch into a deconstruction of the film.Get a copy of the film ( save on USB via DVC) to watch the film over the holidays as your first full viewing.
Research the following and make notes in your English book:
- Who is Bram Stoker?
- What has he written and when was the period in which he was writing Dracula?
- What is his novel about? (brief plot summary and characters)
- What is the plotline of the Francis Ford Coppola's film version Bram Stoker's Dracula? How is it different from the novel?
- What is the genre of Gothic literature - The Gothic novel? What are the key elements of the genre?
- Find out about Francis Ford Coppola - the director of the film. What has he tried to do with the repsrentation of the novel and characters like Dracula, Mina and Lucy for example.
- What are the names of the actors in the film who hold key roles?
