Analysis

1. ‘In the Name of the Father’ (199 _ )
Dir. Jim S _ e _ _ d _ n
Starring: Gerry Conlon (Daniel Day-Lewis) – Giuseppe Conlon (Pete
Postlethwaite – Gareth Peirce (Emma Thompson) – Paul Hill (John Lynch)
Conflict - Good vs. Evil
WHAT evidence isthere withinthe texttosuggestthe Directoris
tryingto construct binary opposition(Levi Strauss) in the narrative?
Power & Authority
WHO are the figures of Authority in this text and HOW are they represented to the spectator?
Borders & Belonging
HOW isthisrepresentedinthe text?
(Refertothe OpeningScene in
particular)
Stereotypes
HOW are the followingareaschallengedOR
reinforcedinthe text?
 Gender
 Nationality – British & Irish
Need to Belong
In reference tothe openingsequence,
HOW doesGerry’sbehaviortowardsthe
Britishandwhenconfrontedbythe IRA
‘signify’(De Saussure) hisdesire to
“belong”?
Narrative & Characters –
Referto (Use the “BlankCanvas”sideaswell)the followingareas:
Todorov’s 3 Part Narrative; Roland Barthes – “5 Codes” Theory; Levi Strauss Binary Opposition;Syd FieldNarrative
Theory