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Untouchables Essay Take any short sequence (approximately 2 minutes) from a film that is NOT studied on the module. Use it to : a) Attempt a ‘purely textual’ approach to its combination of sound, cinematography, editing and performance. b) Then argue how this might be related to theories of the genre(s) or other groupings (eg authorship discourses) by which your chosen film has usually been classified. Film Chosen: The Untouchables, 1987, 119 min. Director: Brian De Palma Synopsis of Film: Set in the 1930s Chicago during the alcohol prohibition era where corruption runs riot. Federal Treasury Agent Eliot Ness is on a mission to hunt down big crime boss Al Capone. Ness gathers together a team to help him: a sharp shooting rookie George Stone, an experienced cop-on-the-beat Jim Malone and his accountant colleague Oscar Wallace. Using unconventional means typical of the 1920s/30s mob wars, the four wage a shoot out battle to bring Capone and his empire to justice. Film Clip Chosen: Jim Malone is in his apartment where he is violently shot down by assassin Nitti aided by another member of Capone’s mob. The film begins with an establishing shot of Malone’s apartment. This is vital as it informs t