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Peer reviewedHausmann, Vincent – Journal of Film and Video, 1998
Contends that Bernardo Bertolucci's films engage in a persistent critique of the essentialist subject; states that he focuses on the lasting effects of a tumultuous early fusion between a preverbal child and an "archaic" mother, associated in part with instinctual, prelinguistic rhythms disruptive of meaning. Discusses several of…
Descriptors: Film Criticism, Films, Imagery, Psychology
Peer reviewedFreund, Peter – Journal of Film and Video, 1998
States that the twofold question for many film and video makers has been how to elicit the viewer's identification with the screen composition and what specific psychological, cultural, and political significance to give it. Finds that the playwright, Samuel Beckett, addressed this question in two films, "Film" and "Eh Joe."…
Descriptors: Film Criticism, Films, Identification (Psychology), Imagery
Peer reviewedPrats, Armando Jose – Journal of Film and Video, 1998
Calls into question Kevin Costner's reconfiguration of the Indian in his film "Dances with Wolves." Examines and evaluates differences between the original theatrical version and the 50-minutes longer version shown on ABC television in the context of the canonical images that Costner disputes. Concludes the ABC version compels the viewer…
Descriptors: American Indians, Comparative Analysis, Film Criticism, Films
