Sunday, June 25, 2006

Notes To Come Back To: SCARFACE (1932)

~Intro (government needs help, responsibility to force them to act)
~Howard Hawks
~"Italian Accent" in subtitles
~"Old-style gang leader" vs. New Italians
~1932
~Volstead Act
~Corruption of politicians, lawyers, witnesses ("wink")
~Based on book/real events
~"Micks"
~Glorify/Romanticize as "Demigods" by plastering across front page
~Take off front page
-most not citizens; make laws; give bad name to Italians
-private citizens need to act (cops can do nothing)
~X marks the spot (need to rewatch to see how many times...but definitely many)
~His involvement eventually kills his sister

~Rinaldo, Camonte, Lovo, Cesca, Epstein, etc.

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