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1:8 Narrative (Dance, Girl, Dance)
PLOT/STORY: Focusing on the beginning of the film, which 'story' events are directly presented to us in the plot, and which must we infer (see next slide)? What is the earliest 'story' event? How are the earliest story events in the film developed as different plot-lines? You should also address the question of how a narrative will usually start by establishing a sense of equilibrium being disturbed. How is this the case in Dance, Girl, Dance?
STRUCTURE: What is the temporal relationship of story events? Has temporal order, frequency, or duration been manipulated in the plot to affect our understanding of events? Has the film been given a particular rhythm or tempo and how is this shaped by/shaping of the narrative? You might contrast the relatively simple narrative structure of Dance, Girl, Dance with that of Pulp Fiction (see next slide).
The following is a key sequence but you should also discuss in relation the narrative as a whole.
Narrative
POINT-OF-VIEW: Discuss Dance, Girl, Dance in relation to Laura Mulvey's argument in 'Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema' that classical Hollywood produces and privileges the male gaze. Please consider in your discussion whether it is significant that the film has female director.
You should be able to answer the questions at the end of the chapter on narrative in Looking At Movies; your seminar leader will review some of these questions at the start of this session.
RESOLUTION: Does the film's close reflect a clear-cut pattern of development that relates it to the beginning? Do all narrative lines achieve closure, or are some left open? Is this an unproblematic happy ending or something more complex? Focus your answers to these questions especially in relation to gender and social class