Discuss how a common thematic or stylistic issue, or a formal feature is dealt with in different historical and/or cultural contexts.

The essay should discuss how a common thematic or stylistic issue, or a formal feature is dealt with in different historical and/or cultural contexts. That is, the paper will compare a similar element in two different films from different time periods and/or nations.

the topic could be comparing what realism means to Bicycle Thieves and Tokyo Story, or how Bicycle Thieves and Breathless illustrate (or fail to illustrate) the principles of the revolutionary film movements from which they sprang. You could look at the use of color in All That Heaven Allows and Taxi Driver or The Shining. You could think about narrative experimentation in In the Mood for Love and Memento.