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Lupin Flashcards

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How is the setting juxtaposed?

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Goes from the glamorous Louvre to the very high apartment buildings covered in graffiti and fighting. Conveys poverty

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What does Paris stereotypically represent?

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Romance and glamour. This is seen by the Louvre, red carpets, getaway sports car, jewellery

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What are the costumes like?

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During auction - very sophisticated and wealthy
Cleaners - Wear jumpsuits which could indicate a prison jumpsuit for the robbers helping Assane, very plain to fit the job
Assane wears a flat cap and long blazer at the end when going to fake store showing gentleman thief

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What does the colour scheme of the title infer?

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The orange could indicate prison and crime

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How does the book of Lupin given to the son create meaning?

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Has golden edges, highlighting its a precious treasure to Assane. References to it being his version of the Bible as he seeks guidance from its lessons

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When is mise en scene used to expose racism in society?

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Mrs Pelligrini tries to quickly get in the car and lock the doors as she sees the black man as threatening, she remains dry and the black people get wet

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How is wealth portrayed in Lupin?

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Through the props such as the Mona Lisa, the necklace and the Parisian landmarks. Pellegrini’s home, Assane is surrounded by wealth despite being poor

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How are we positioned to like Lupin?

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Handsome gentleman thief who is very cunning and trying to get justice. Through breaking fourth wall and direct address the audience feel sympathetic for him

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What is the lighting like?

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Lots of low lighting as Assane wants to stay undercover and in the gang’s flat showing poverty

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Binary opposites?

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Rich VS Poor and Black VS White

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What is a typical convention of crime dramas that Lupin includes?

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Getting the team together and explaining the plan of the heist, guarantees its going to go wrong

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Narrative of the episode?

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Non-linear with lots of flashbacks to his childhood. Fragmented as the time keeps going back and forward to explain how he did the heist.

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Key themes of Lupin

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Poverty, Gender, Justice, Crime, Immigration, Inequality

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How does the show make it feel as if Lupin is always being watched?

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By having a narrator, using CCTV cameras for the audience to look through, birds-eye views of the Louvre

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Why do audiences like crime dramas?

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They provide excitement and thrill

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Conventions of a typical heist?

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Getaway driver, stealing from the rich making it seem like justice is delivered (Robin Hood), revealing of how it happened at the end hidden from the audience

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How is Todorov’s theory relevant to Lupin?

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Equilibrium - Assane is a poor cleaner, separated rom his wife
Dis-equilibrium - Wishes to rich, hung over balcony by the gang, plan to steal necklace
New Equilibrium - Assane reveals his new identity and how he successfully stole the necklace

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How does Lupin include intertextuality?

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Homage to the original books by Maurice Leblanc, reference to Assane being Robin Hood as he steals from the rich for justice

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How are the families represented in Lupin?

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They all have secrets from each other, the men are seen as the people who provide economic stability, Assane pays Clare

20
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How is Butler applied to Lupin?

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Pelligrini’s assume traditional gender roles, Clare is independent and has a nice house

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Ways masculinity is portrayed?

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Assane has a hero complex a need to protect their families, and get justice for his father. Babakar shown to be less masculine as he is submissive to others

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Van Zoonen applied to Lupin?

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Pelligrini’s convey typical patriarchal views whereas Clare and Assane are shown as equals. Juliette offer Assane a kiss if he makes it across the pool making her a prize and a spectacle, female gaze

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What is Assane’s background?

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French-Sengalese black man

24
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Who is the main character?

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Assane Diop

25
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What is marxism?

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Political and economic idea that there is a clear hierarchy in society

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How does marxism relate to Lupin?

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Assane is fighting for his father’s justice, he is the underdog in the society

27
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What was Lupin’s success like?

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Released across 190 countries, 70 million views in the first week, Netflix’s most watched non-english series

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Steve Neale related to Lupin?

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Assane repeats the actions of Arsene Lupin, but he introduces variation by making his actions more modern and adding a personal twist

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Costumes in Lupin?

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Assane’s constant change in costume allows him to slip into places unnoticed, even though he is 6”3. Prevents police from being able to find him. Wears a long trench coat to reference a cape that Lupin wears

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Narrative techniques used?

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Flashbacks, In media res, non-linear, POV through Assane’s memories

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Who wrote the Lupin book series?

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Maurice Leblanc

32
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bell hooks relating to Lupin?

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Juliet Pellegrini is a rich, white woman who suffers a lot less oppression than Assane.

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Examples of racism in the show?

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Mrs Pellegrini locking her car when Babakar offers to help her, Babakar being accused of the stealing necklace, Juliet assuming Assane can’t swim, the auctioneer making sure Assane can afford the necklace, security camera follows Assane when he is working as janitor

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How is patriarchal power shown in Lupin?

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The police officers are all white

35
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Why was Omar Sy casted?

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Famous success with Jurassic Park, same ethnicity as character creates a sense of realism between character and actor

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When was Lupin released?

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January 2021 during the global pandemic when demand for at home entertainment was high. Crime-thriller offered escapism from Lockdown

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How did media help with Lupin’s success?

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The availability for a dubbed version in English

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