Films to use in MEDIA CLASS
Here's a recommendation of films to use in media educational class for youngsters and students. Filkms which has media as a main theme, and above all films which are great to use for educational due to upbuilding, structure, dramatization as well as discussion.
(Film til bruk i mediaundervisning som anbefales på grunn av dramaturgisk oppbygning, mediatema, diskusjonsgrunnlag, filmatiske virkemidler og andre sentrale temaer i media.)
(Film til bruk i mediaundervisning som anbefales på grunn av dramaturgisk oppbygning, mediatema, diskusjonsgrunnlag, filmatiske virkemidler og andre sentrale temaer i media.)
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- DirectorHenry Alex RubinStarsJason BatemanJonah BoboHaley RammA drama centered on a group of people searching for human connections in today's wired world.A mosaic-of-life film which beautifully depicts some of the challenges of social media with a very enganging plot. May be used on many levels; concequences of social media, youth use of social media, the anonymity problem of internet aso.
- DirectorJaco Van DormaelStarsJared LetoSarah PolleyDiane KrugerA boy stands on a station platform as a train is about to leave. Should he go with his mother or stay with his father? Infinite possibilities arise from this decision. As long as he doesn't choose, anything is possible.An advanced gem of a mind bender film which quie possibly be life changing for young people in making future choices in life, involving the trouble of choices, regrets, about taking chances and chaos theory.
Though having a non-linear upbilding and many parallell possible realities, tis film is one of the best ever made.
Before showing it, make students open their minds, and be patient even if they don't understand everything along the way. They will be rewarded! A masterpiece! - DirectorChristopher KenneallyStarsDerek AmbrosiMichael BallhausAndrzej BartkowiakThe documentary investigates the history, process and workflow of both digital and photochemical film creation.
- DirectorMichael HanekeStarsArno FrischAngela WinklerUlrich MüheA 14-year-old video enthusiast obsessed with violent films decides to make one of his own and show it to his parents, with tragic results.Very controversial about dangers of "video violence" and ethics shown by parents. Will make aroused discussions in your class.
- DirectorPeter WeirStarsJim CarreyEd HarrisLaura LinneyAn insurance salesman discovers his whole life is actually a reality TV show.Filmed before reality show "Big brother" this foresaw the dilemma of reality TV. But amazingly enough this film doesn't at all feel dated, but is still a great discussion-starter.
Themes: Reality TV, TV ratings, human rights. - DirectorEskil VogtStarsEllen Dorrit PetersenHenrik RafaelsenVera VitaliForsaken in a new Oslo apartment, a frail blind woman battles to come to terms with her condition, as she slowly retracts into an elaborate fantasy bubble. Are her stories fanning her suspicions, or is this what total blindness looks like?Quite amazingly different film about a blind woman and what she sences on what's going on around her. Great is you want to start discussions, but beware; not without controvercy.
- DirectorFrançois OzonStarsFabrice LuchiniVincent SchmittErnst UmhauerA high school French teacher is drawn into a precocious student's increasingly transgressive story about his relationship with a friend's family.Amazing film showing a perfect story about a teacher wanting to inspire his students in doing better work, backfiring in a story which a students starts secret surveillance of a neighboring family.
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJames StewartJohn DallFarley GrangerTwo men attempt to prove they committed the perfect crime by hosting a dinner party after strangling their former classmate to death.Amazing "one take" movie, made out of 8 reels of film. 5 of them are easy to recognize, the two ofters are impossible.
Adresses ideas of "over- and sub-humans", but is mainly recommrnded due to perfect excitement upbuilding and pre planning of a film shooting. - DirectorHans Petter MolandStarsStellan SkarsgårdBruno GanzPål Sverre HagenAfter his son is murdered by drug dealers, a snowplow driver starts seeking revenge.An amazingly funny black comedy with body count, coen-style, with a hidden theme lying underneath - men's trouble with communication.
A great satrter for a discussion theme: Communication. - DirectorTony ScottStarsChristian SlaterPatricia ArquetteDennis HopperIn Detroit, a pop-culture nerd steals cocaine from his new wife's pimp and tries to sell it in Hollywood, prompting the mobsters who own the drugs to pursue the couple.This Taranino-script filmed by Tony Scott is a loveable rich action romance which is loved by youths. A perfect tragic modern Romeo & Juliet" love story?
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJames StewartGrace KellyWendell CoreyA wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his Greenwich Village courtyard apartment window and, despite the skepticism of his fashion-model girlfriend, becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.Fascinating surveillance story wich makes us gessing on how information may both mislead and start "truths" just based on the combination of seeing and believing.
Loved by youths, because it enganges fantasy, and doesn't feel as dated as you would expect. - DirectorFritz LangStarsPeter LorreEllen WidmannInge LandgutWhen the police in a German city are unable to catch a child-murderer, other criminals join in the manhunt.The mere start of the film is a must in the up-building of suspence and camera techniqes, and shows the main ideas of film-noir.
The use of "The hall of the mountain king" (Grieg) has never been more scary than here, even though it's just whistled.
a masterpiece, though the whole film loses some of the momnetum made by the opening, which is one of the best ever made. - DirectorTom TykwerStarsFranka PotenteMoritz BleibtreuHerbert KnaupAfter a botched money delivery, Lola has 20 minutes to come up with 100,000 Deutschmarks.Amaing take on a non-linear story.
What if-story playing with seconds. - DirectorDavid MametStarsPhilip Seymour HoffmanWilliam H. MacyRebecca PidgeonA movie crew invades a small town whose residents are all too ready to give up their values for showbiz glitz.A great farce about a a large film company overtaking a small village to make a Hollywood production.
- DirectorRémy BelvauxAndré BonzelBenoît PoelvoordeStarsBenoît PoelvoordeJacqueline Poelvoorde-PappaertNelly PappaertA film crew follows a ruthless thief and heartless killer as he goes about his daily routine. But complications set in when the film crew lose their objectivity and begin lending a hand.Controversial filmabout a film maker folloing a psychotic serial killer in making a documentary. Will ensure a high risen debate, also on the violence.
- DirectorHarald ZwartStarsLiv TylerMatt DillonMary Jo SmithEvery man has a different recollection of the beautiful young woman who wreaked havoc on their lives during one heated night.Amazing star studded dark comedy and femme fatale film, which makes men look like idiots and the femme fatale as a cunning swindler.
It's well made non-linear stor which sees the same story from several men's perspective, showing how different views makes no told story the real truth.
Amazingly the boys will love this film much better than the girls, due to it's sexist decpiction of how men see upon women.
Great for discussion, and a very funny film. - DirectorJoshua OppenheimerAnonymousChristine CynnStarsAnwar CongoHerman KotoSyamsul ArifinA documentary which challenges former Indonesian death-squad leaders to reenact their mass-killings in whichever cinematic genres they wish, including classic Hollywood crime scenarios and lavish musical numbers.Amazing documentary of how a film theme actually makes non convicted torturists and killers in an dictatorship proudly explain how they acted during the killings.
Won Oscar for best documentary. - DirectorBilly RayStarsChris CooperRyan PhillippeDennis HaysbertFBI upstart Eric O'Neill enters into a power game with his boss, Robert Hanssen, an agent who was put on trial for selling secrets to the Soviet Union.A great depiction of a true story, also about work ethics. Should be shown after "Shattered glass" to comparison.
- DirectorBilly RayStarsHayden ChristensenChloë SevignySteve ZahnThe story of a young journalist who fell from grace when it was discovered he fabricated over half of his articles from the publication The New Republic magazine.Script writer Billy Rays debut as director is the true story about a young jounalist in "The New Republic" which cooks stories, and is unmasked.
Well liked by youths, and great for discussing media ethics.
The dramatization is the same as in Billy Rays second feature "Breach", and this should be shown afterwards showing another take on telling a a true story with known outcome on film. - DirectorThomas VinterbergStarsUlrich ThomsenHenning MoritzenThomas Bo LarsenAt Helge's 60th birthday party, some unpleasant family truths are revealed.A dogma film with extreme hand hel dacmera, which won Oscar for best foreign film.
Amazingly the script is so enganging that the audience is kept on the edge of their seats, elling the idea of "Dogma" that you don't need advanced effects to tell a good story on film. - DirectorNishtha JainTorstein GrudeStarsSampat Pal DeviRam DulariDevratiIn Bundelkhand, India, a revolution is in the making among the poorest of the poor, as the fiery women of the Gulabi Gang empower themselves and take up the fight against gender violence, caste oppression and widespread corruption.Amazing Norwegian documetary about fight for female rights in India, and especially the right of not being raped (!) and sold and make the society stop accepting it. Amazingly important, brave and life changing film.
- DirectorDarren AronofskyStarsEllen BurstynJared LetoJennifer ConnellyThe drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island people are shattered when their addictions run deep..A film about addiction made in a MTV-setting, with amazing cutting effects.
- DirectorDavid FincherStarsJesse EisenbergAndrew GarfieldJustin TimberlakeAs Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, he is sued by the twins who claimed he stole their idea and by the co-founder who was later squeezed out of the business.The story of the start of facebook.
- DirectorPeter VlemmixStarsPeter VlemmixInez WeskiBrenno de WinterControl on our daily lives increases and privacy is disappearing. How is this exactly happening and in which way will it effect all our lives?Good documentary on societys illegal surveillance, and how they gather information on us all.
- DirectorAsghar FarhadiStarsPayman MaadiLeila HatamiSareh BayatA married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.Amazing film with a well old story from modern Iran, where we see changings protagonists along the film, amking it difficult to decide who is the ones having the best arguments in their conflicts.
Won Oscar for best foreign film. A stunner in drama film making. - DirectorMorten TyldumStarsAksel HennieSynnøve Macody LundNikolaj Coster-WaldauAn accomplished headhunter risks everything to obtain a valuable painting owned by a former mercenary.A great book-to-film action crime story, which amazes, and sent the director directly to Hollywood. Fast paced, smart, funny, exciting different and made on a small budget.
- DirectorEthan CoenJoel CoenStarsBrad PittFrances McDormandGeorge ClooneyA disk containing mysterious information from a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two unscrupulous and daft gym employees who attempt to sell it.A dark and largely misunderstood Coen brothers-comedy which might be tough to extract the theme from though it's told right out at the end of the film. (Fighting the superficiial stupidity of today.)
Great for discusson about what was this flm about, except entertainment.
The casting was chosen in roles they ususally don't play. - DirectorTony ScottStarsKeira KnightleyMickey RourkeEdgar RamírezA recounting of Domino Harvey's life story. The daughter of actor Laurence Harvey turned away from her career as a Ford model to become a bounty hunter.Amazingly experimental effect filming of a true stoy made by Tony Scott. uses a strong color pallet and extreme clipping, as well as amazing story telling.
Some might find the effect to be too extreme, and therefore might dislike the film - and they are, but this shows the future of film making. - DirectorCarol ReedStarsOrson WellesJoseph CottenAlida ValliPulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, Harry Lime.A classic film-noir with epic film historic scenes and exceptional use of lights and shadows.
- DirectorHallvar WitzøStarsEdvard HægstadIngrid VikenTerje RanesEverybody will die one day, but 70-year-old Oskar will die in 6 days. He is now ready to forgive his brother for a long-ago disagreement. Will he reach his brother, whom he believes live on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, before it is too late?Amazing award winning short story with ignites your imagination.
- DirectorLine HalvorsenStarsAbdullah Al-ArianLaila Al-ArianLama Al-ArianUSA vs AL-ARIAN is a close portrait of an Arab-American family facing terrorism charges leveled by the U.S. Government. The film shows a personal story of a family living in a society where fear of terrorism has resulted in increasing stigmatization and discrimination against Muslims.Shocking documentary about govermnet chasing of an innocent man. Great to use in these days paranoid terror chases.
- DirectorJens LienStarsTrond FausaPetronella BarkerPer SchaanningIn a strange city where every person seems content beyond reason a new man arrives in town and stirs up trouble by asking too many questions.Award winning film where lack of communication is severe.
- DirectorJim KohlbergStarsLou Taylor PucciJ.K. SimmonsJulia OrmondTale of a father who struggles to bond with his estranged son Gabriel, after Gabriel suffers from a brain tumor that prevents him from forming new memories. With Gabriel unable to shed the beliefs and interests that caused their physical and emotional distance, Henry must learn to embrace his son's choices and try to connect with him through music.Use of music as therapy.
- DirectorGuy FerlandStarsTom CavanaghBen FosterRandy HarrisonTrevor is a troubled high school student, thanks to the effects of bullying. This is the story of his fight to break free.Amazing film which functions well, and not as dated as you might fear, about a bullying on a high school being exposed by a bullied making video tapes. Will mesmerize the students.
- DirectorOliver StoneStarsEric BogosianEllen GreeneLeslie HopeA rude, contemptuous talk show host becomes overwhelmed by the hatred that surrounds his program just before it goes national.Tells the dilemmas of direct media and callers live on air.
- DirectorJoel SchumacherStarsCate BlanchettColin FarrellBrenda FrickerAn Irish journalist writes a series of stories about drug dealers.True story about IRA-writing journalist Veronica Guerin.
- DirectorDenis VilleneuveStarsMaxim GaudetteSébastien HuberdeauKarine VanasseA dramatization of the 1989 Montréal Massacre, during which several female engineering students were murdered by an unstable misogynist.
- DirectorJennifer LynchStarsJulia OrmondBill PullmanPell JamesTwo FBI agents attempt to clarify the murders occurring in a desolate region. They approach the witnesses of the latest incident with the help of the local police. All of them hide something and all have wildly different stories to tell.Amazing debut film from David Lynch-daughter Jennifer, where first half is subime, and second half is quite disappointing.
in beautiful camera angles where a story is told from several persons angles, slowly unraveling the mystery. The first half of the film is amazing, the second part could be cut out, since it's ruining the story. - DirectorAlan J. PakulaStarsDustin HoffmanRobert RedfordJack Warden"The Washington Post" reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixon's resignation.The Pullitzer prize winning journalist work unraveling of the Watergate scandal.
- DirectorMalik BendjelloulStarsRodriguezStephen 'Sugar' SegermanDennis CoffeyTwo South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock n roller, Rodriguez.Dokumentary investigating the amazing story about an American music artist not knowing he is a big star in South Africa, not knowing he'still alive! Won Oscar.
- DirectorGiacomo MartelliStarsMichael ParksMaya SansaAndrea TidonaEstranged by the degree of corporate influence within the largest U.S. listening station in the world, an aging NSA officer defects and mounts a clandestine counter-listening station high in the Italian alps.A hidden gem about the threats and dangers of illegal surveillance, and the dilemma on who works with the technology and their ethics. Tema is Eschelon.
Great film for debates. - DirectorTony ScottStarsDenzel WashingtonChristopher WalkenDakota FanningIn Mexico City, a former CIA operative swears vengeance on those who committed an unspeakable act against the family he was hired to protect.An amazing film due to use of experimental use of camera effects, enhanching the story of the film. Tony Scott has more of this fascinating experimental stuff, working both ways. He was sure way beyond others at the time.
- DirectorSacha GervasiStarsAnthony HopkinsHelen MirrenScarlett JohanssonThe relationship between Alfred Hitchcock and his wife Alma Reville during the filming of Psycho (1960) in 1959 is explored.Should be paired with showing "Psycho", telling the story behind. Would work best after showing the film, obviously.
Showing the geniality of Hitch and his life companion Alma's work on the film. - DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsAnthony PerkinsJanet LeighVera MilesA Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother.Made on a meager budget paid by Hitch himself, this made more money than almost any film, due to a cunning marketing plan and epic scnes inspiring film makers for years to come.
- DirectorSebastián CorderoStarsJohn LeguizamoAlfred MolinaLeonor WatlingA suspense thriller about a reporter from Miami who travels to Ecuador in pursuit of a serial killer known as the "Monster of Babahoyo."A great take on media ethics, with a news team following the case of the childmurderer "The Monster of Babahoyo". The news team does both right and wrong thi ngs along the way, but more or less ends up like a "walking cathastrophy" of a news team.
Amazingly underrated media critique film, though it was Oscar nominated. - DirectorRon HowardStarsMatthew McConaugheyJenna ElfmanGeoffrey BlakeA video store clerk agrees to have his life filmed by a camera crew for a television show.
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsJack LemmonWalter MatthauSusan SarandonA ruthless editor tries to get his top reporter to cover one more crime story before retirement.
- DirectorMichael MannStarsRussell CroweAl PacinoChristopher PlummerA research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco.This 7 Oscar-nominee is a true whistleblower story about the tobacco industry, and the threats made against a scientist trying to prevent him talking to a journalist to go on CBS-news show "60 minutes".
It also involves the dilemma on CBS being threatened to be sued or even bought by the tobacco industry. Also contains a smearing campain. - DirectorDavid Robert MitchellStarsMaika MonroeKeir GilchristOlivia LuccardiA young woman is followed by an unknown supernatural force after a sexual encounter.Reason: The nature of this film, and the ideas behind making a psychological and scary film with low budget and exceptional styling.
- DirectorErik BäfvingFredrik Gertten"The death of a working man's newspaper" was the irate headline chosen by Mats Ekdahl, the editor-in chief, for the edition of Arbetet on Saturday September 23rd. 2000 when the betrayal was complete.
- DirectorJames VanderbiltStarsCate BlanchettRobert RedfordDennis QuaidNewsroom drama detailing the 2004 CBS "60 Minutes" report investigating then-President George W. Bush's military service, and the subsequent firestorm of criticism that cost anchor Dan Rather and producer Mary Mapes their careers.
- DirectorAlex GarlandStarsKirsten DunstWagner MouraCailee SpaenyA journey across a dystopian future America, following a team of military-embedded journalists as they race against time to reach DC before rebel factions descend upon the White House.