Begin Again (2013)
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Form & technique
- The integration of ambient city sounds (e.g., sirens, children playing) into the final music tracks.
- The film's final scene, where Gretta and Dan part ways with a smile and a nod after achieving mutual success. → The Postfeminist Sensibility
- The scene where Dan and Gretta walk through New York at night, sharing music via a headphone splitter.
Tropes
- The independent, outdoor recording of Gretta's album.
- The final decision to release Gretta's album online for $1, bypassing the record label.
- The casting of musician Adam Levine as an actor and actress Keira Knightley as a singer-songwriter. → The Intertextual Star Persona
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