Melodrama – ZooScope

Molly Wareing
24th May 2020
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The Favourite. Dir. Yorgos Lanthimos. Fox Searchlight Pictures. 2019

The Favourite. Dir. Yorgos Lanthimos. Fox Searchlight Pictures. 2019 https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Molly Wareing Molly Wareing https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e53c1caf6ae1d19d0bbe3c2de7ca8fcf?s=96&d=mm&r=g 24th May 2020 25th May 2021

Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite explores the life of Queen Anne and the competition between her servants Abigail and Sarah to become her ‘favourite’. The film uses comedy to provide an…

Emily Hunnybun
24th January 2019
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White God. Dir. Kornél Mundruczó. InterCom Zrt. 2014.

White God. Dir. Kornél Mundruczó. InterCom Zrt. 2014. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Emily Hunnybun Emily Hunnybun https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6282ead93694f0103f4daa635eae0014?s=96&d=mm&r=g 24th January 2019 25th May 2021

White God (dir. Kornél Mundruczó, 2014) depicts the story of Hagen [Bodie and Luke], a mixed-breed dog, and his relationship with Lili [Zsófia Psotta], a young girl who is sent to…

Archie Scott
22nd January 2019
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Oldboy. Dir. Park Chan-wook. Show East & Tartan Films. 2003.

Oldboy. Dir. Park Chan-wook. Show East & Tartan Films. 2003. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Archie Scott Archie Scott https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a47da163a48d514e077f50613fb3b68a?s=96&d=mm&r=g 22nd January 2019 25th May 2021

Park Chan-wook’s 2003 film Oldboy is at its core a thriller, a revenge story of Oh Dae-su (played by Choi Min-sik) imprisoned in a room for 15 years without any…

Yelin Jang
12th December 2018
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Wolf Children. Dir. Mamoru Hosoda. Toho. 2012.

Wolf Children. Dir. Mamoru Hosoda. Toho. 2012. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Yelin Jang Yelin Jang https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/eb3ea2933f62e2da4156dfa6fe119e22?s=96&d=mm&r=g 12th December 2018 25th May 2021

Wolf Children describes the maturation of two werewolf children, Yuki and Ame, and their human-being mother, Hana, with great sensitivity. The werewolf children struggle between their two identities – human…

Harry Goodman
13th May 2018
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White Dog. Dir. Samuel Fuller. Paramount Pictures. 1982.

White Dog. Dir. Samuel Fuller. Paramount Pictures. 1982. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Harry Goodman Harry Goodman https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1c017709e93c014e127be55045f11527?s=96&d=mm&r=g 13th May 2018 25th May 2021

Sam Fuller’s final Hollywood film, White Dog (1982), is based on Romain Gary’s 1970 ‘nonfiction’ novel of the same name and tells the story of aspiring actress Julie Sawyer (Kristy…

Catherine Levi
30th August 2014
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All The Little Animals. Dir. Jeremy Thomas. Lionsgate. 1999.

All The Little Animals. Dir. Jeremy Thomas. Lionsgate. 1999. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Catherine Levi Catherine Levi https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f28569e5395663f2fb711e00282318e9?s=96&d=mm&r=g 30th August 2014 25th May 2021

Bobby Platt is twenty-four with learning difficulties due to a car accident from his childhood which he refers to as “the most important thing about me”. Bobby’s stepfather, “The Fat”…

Kim Appleton
22nd August 2014
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Hachi: A Dog’s Tale. Dir. Lasse Hallström. Stage 6. 2009.

Hachi: A Dog’s Tale. Dir. Lasse Hallström. Stage 6. 2009. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Kim Appleton Kim Appleton https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1b7abd1d81e4a5a3cea3a0f4551aa844?s=96&d=mm&r=g 22nd August 2014 25th May 2021

As the tale goes Akitas are one of the most loyal and loving breeds of dog in the world. You do not choose an Akita an Akita must choose you.…