Read the discussion of this film in the textbook (Bordwell and Thompson, 341-349). Consider the ways in which the organization of sound is crucial to the meanings and effects of this film. Take notice especially of the ways in which the film employs off-screen sound, of its reliance on voice-over narration, and of its (sparing, but very telling) use of non-diegetic music.How does what we hear relate to what we see?
Note how the film pays so much attention to Fontaine's actual techniques--how he turns the spoon into a chisel, how he makes the ropes and hooks out of materials present in his cell, etc.) as he plots his escape. What sorts of information is the film giving us when it concentrates on these details? How do these technical details relate to the overall meanings of the film?
How is character developed in this film? What sense do we get of Fontaine as a person? How much of this is conveyed by his voice-over narration and how much by what we see on screen? What is conveyed by Fontaine's physical presence on screen, his facial expressions (such as they are), and his physical gestures? What is the function of close-ups in the film? How does all this differ from the ways in which character is conveyed through expressive acting in more conventional films?