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The document summarizes Roland Barthes' five codes of film analysis and provides examples from an unnamed film. The five codes are: 1) the action code, which describes the events, characters, settings, and time; 2) the semantic code, which describes characterizations; 3) the enigma code, which establishes mysteries; 4) the referential code, which provides explanations and informs the audience; and 5) the symbolic code, which analyzes the connotations of signs. The summary analyzes scenes involving characters named Zoe, Summer, and a stranger, and clues the audience in on mysteries around who took Summer and the stranger's true identity.
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