Assignment on The Blue Angel. Write a few sentence in response to each question. Due Friday, Jan. 6.


1. Consider these two images. The first shows Rath behind his breakfast table at the beginning of the film; the second shows Rath entering the Blue Angel for the first time. What do the two shots have in common? How are they both constructed? What is the significance of this?


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2. Here Rath, for the first time, is watching Lola sing. What else does he look at? How is this appropriate? How does the scene visually suggest a turning point in the film?
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3. Here is a moment from Lola’s first appearance on stage in the film. How is the shot constructed? How does the construction of the shot help develop the film’s themes?

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4. Lola Lola: “You could have this every day.”

    Rath: “There is nothing to prevent it. After all, I am not married.”


What are Lola and Rath each thinking? What thoughts lie behind these lines? How does the visual appearance of the scene, including costume and body language, contribute to your understanding of the dynamic between the two?

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