Seed Sower Series: Love and Madness in Film and Literature

Focus on the Film’s Setting & Locations

Susan Smith Nash, Ph.D.

Dean William O. Ray, Ph.D.

Section I: The facts about this film

Name of Film:

Name of Director / Year:

Names of Main Characters / Actors who play them:

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Where does this film take place?

Section II: How is this film about love and madness?

Who are the individuals who exhibit love and/or madness? Describe.

Does this film involve any or all of the following?

Healthy love:

Unhealthy love:

Madness or love in an individual:

Madness or love in a relationship:

Madness or love in a community:

Section III: How does the film’s setting illustrate the love and/or madness?

Where does this film take place?

Describe three scenes where themes of love and/or madness are developed. Describe the locations very carefully. Answer the following questions:

Where does it take place? What time period is illustrated? Specific details from the scene that provide “evidence” of this. Is there anything unusual? Atmosphere / lighting / colors / weather.

How do camera angles and the general cinematography reinforce love and/or madness? Point of view shots? Panning shots? Jump cuts? Quick cuts? Lighting? Describe three specific scenes that illustrate this.