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Cine-master class - Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind - Part 2

An extended academic-style breakdown of the film's ecological themes and how its structure balances epic scale with an intimate central character.

Aurofilm · 57 min · Advanced · THY · Film Theory · 2018

What you take away

Learn to analyze how a film balances a personal arc against a world-scale conflict.

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