Wednesday 8 February 2012

Sapphire - Basil Dearden (1959) - a social problem film

- Music changes as the audience are informed that her brother was 'coloured', inspector also looks very shocked.

- Other inspector is shocked and looks at brother up and down as if he is something very different to them.

- Changes subject of her having black in the family and seen as 'coloured' seems a big deal to them as it keeps getting mentioned throughout the film.

- 'me and my kind', showing that he is presenting they are different.

- Teacher doesnt want to know or talk to him because of the colour of his skin. She doesnt like the idea of taking 'coloured' students as she would lose business due to the white people not wanting to stay if they had.

- Gives them a 'motive' if they know she was 'coloured'. 'you can always tell them a mile away'.

- 'Was passing for white', showuing people may not like her as she was pretending to be all white, using a different identity to what people thought she was, she was ashamed by her colour, showing there was negative stereotypes of this time.

- 'International club' - stated... 'oh i see they've let the jungle in' referring to them as being animals.

- Beaten up because he is black - treated differently because of his colour.

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