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Boogie Nights (1997)

Film
DirectorPaul Thomas Anderson
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Figures

Characters
  • The character of Rollergirl
Form & technique
  • The opening three-minute Steadicam shot
  • The film's overall style and narrative structure
  • The drug deal scene at Rahad Jackson's house → The Unseen Soundscape
  • The transition from 16/35mm film to videotape within the narrative
  • Dirk's final scene, repeating "I am a star" in the mirror
  • The New Year's Eve party scene with Little Bill's murder-suicide
Tropes
  • Jack Horner's porn studio community
  • Dirk Diggler's large penis
  • Scotty J.'s clumsy attempt to seduce Dirk Diggler → Homosocial Desire
  • Amber Waves' custody battle scenes
  • Buck Swope's storyline

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