Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.15291/sic/1.14.lc.4
Filmska „stvorivost” života i usporenost slike u Sebaldovom romanu Austrelitz
Mario Vrbančić
; Odjel za anglistiku, Sveučilište u Zadru
Abstract
In this paper, I investigate the 'creatureliness' of film, questioning whether we can perceive film as a process of witnessing history. Is there trust in the cinematic image as a document, and what role does film play in memory and history? Responding to these questions, inspired by Eric Santner's concept of political theology and sovereignty, as well as Laura Mulvey's concept of death in 24 frames per second, I analyze W.G. Sebald's novel Austerlitz. In the novel, the protagonist attempts to fathom a traumatic past through slow-motion, raising inquiries about the possibility of redemption through the cinematic image. I also write about what escapes the field of visibility in both the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
Keywords
political theology of film, sovereignty and temporality of film, 'creatureliness' of filmic life
Hrčak ID:
312850
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Publication date:
21.12.2023.
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