The Symbolic Significance Of The Character In The Historical Film

Salem Shadhan  Ghaben

Salem Shadhan Ghaben Department of Cinematic and Television Arts , College of Fine Arts, University of Baghdad, Iraq

Keywords: Symbol, Signification, Character, Film, Historical

Abstract

The research deals with an important topic that is not devoid of film of any kind, shape and time, and it comes in forms and types, which are the symbolic connotations of personality, in the historical film that does not pass for a short period and issues us one or more films in world cinema in general and American cinema in particular. These films often achieve profits, viewers and lovers, and win many prizes. This research includes the first chapter (methodological framework), in which the problem, importance and goal were identified, which was determined by revealing the symbolic significance of the character in the historical film. As for the second chapter (theoretical framework), it included: The first topic: Symbol in the cinematic image. As for the second topic: the character in the historical film. The theoretical framework has resulted in a set of indicators that have been relied upon as a research tool. As for the third chapter (research procedures), in which the research methodology ( descriptive and analytical) was determined, and the research sample was identified (Kingdom of Heaven, Kingd0m of Heaven). As for the fourth chapter (sample analysis and discussion), then came the results, conclusions, recommendations and proposals, the list of sources and the English language summary

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