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CRIME FILM [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-06-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Criminology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- godfather
1, record 1, English, godfather
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Contini, 52, was captured ... in Naples from where he allegedly acted as a godfather of an empire dealing in drugs, extortion, prostitution, money lending and illegal immigration. 2, record 1, English, - godfather
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
godfather : in reference to a crime boss, a nickname adopted from the film by the same name. 3, record 1, English, - godfather
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Criminologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- parrain
1, record 1, French, parrain
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le parrain du futur mafioso peut maintenant le convier au repas solennel où il sera officiellement intronisé «soldat», concrétisant son appartenance à la «famille» qui le recevra en échangeant une goutte de sang avec son voisin de table. 1, record 1, French, - parrain
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Italien : padrino; pluriel : padrini. 1, record 1, French, - parrain
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
La formulation du contexte laisse croire que c'est la «famille» qui échange la goutte de sang symbolique avec son voisin de table (?). La confusion vient de ce que : a) le verbe «échanger», dans ce contexte, a pour sujet la «famille»; b) le «soldat» ne peut en aucune façon être considéré comme le «voisin de table» de ladite famille (tout au plus est-il un «convive»). 2, record 1, French, - parrain
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
parrain : référence à un caïd du crime, inspirée du film du même nom. 3, record 1, French, - parrain
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Criminología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- padrino
1, record 1, Spanish, padrino
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Padrino de la mafia. 1, record 1, Spanish, - padrino
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-05-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Cinematography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- film noir
1, record 2, English, film%20noir
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A film that is characterized by its dark, somber tone and cynical, pessimistic mood. 1, record 2, English, - film%20noir
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Specifically, film noir was coined to describe those Hollywood films of the ’40s and early 50s which portrayed the dark and gloomy underworld of crime and corruption... 1, record 2, English, - film%20noir
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Cinématographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- film noir
1, record 2, French, film%20noir
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Catégorie cinématographique dans laquelle on dépeint un univers sombre où des personnages cyniques évoluent dans la violence, la mort et la sexualité. 2, record 2, French, - film%20noir
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La dénomination «film noir» a été créée par la critique française. 2, record 2, French, - film%20noir
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-11-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Films
- Courts
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Victims: A View from the Shadows
1, record 3, English, Victims%3A%20A%20View%20from%20the%20Shadows
correct, Canada
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Crimes abound, and so do victims. This slide-sound transfer to film points out the past indifference of the legal system to the victims of crime, and the need for a national network of organizations specialising in helping these victims. While some organizations do exist, they are concentrated mainly in the urban centers and are not equally accessible to all citizens. The film identifies some of these organisations. Vignettes are used to illustrate three types of crime that, while dissimilar in nature, affect victims in much the same way. A public information film that raises an issue important to all citizens. 2, record 3, English, - Victims%3A%20A%20View%20from%20the%20Shadows
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Film commissioned in 1982 by the National Film Board of Canada to Media Alternatives and Haines-Cameron for the Soliciteur General of Canada. 3, record 3, English, - Victims%3A%20A%20View%20from%20the%20Shadows
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Titres de films
- Tribunaux
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Les Victimes ... en coulisse...
1, record 3, French, Les%20Victimes%20%2E%2E%2E%20en%20coulisse%2E%2E%2E
correct, Canada
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chaque année, plus d'un million de crimes sont commis au Canada. Certes, le système judiciaire canadien applique tout un ensemble de règles et de procédures à l'endroit des accusés, mais que prévoit-il pour les victimes d'agression, d'agression sexuelle et de vol par effraction, qui ont eu recours à la justice pour défendre leur cause, et qui se voient confrontées au système judiciaire. 2, record 3, French, - Les%20Victimes%20%2E%2E%2E%20en%20coulisse%2E%2E%2E
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Film produit en 1982 pour l'Office National du film du Canada par Media Alternative at Haines-Cameron Inc. pour le ministère du Solliciteur général du Canada. 3, record 3, French, - Les%20Victimes%20%2E%2E%2E%20en%20coulisse%2E%2E%2E
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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