Haunted screens and spiritual scenes: Film as a medium in the cinema of Carl Theodor Dreyer

Harrison, Rebecca (2009) Haunted screens and spiritual scenes: Film as a medium in the cinema of Carl Theodor Dreyer. Scandinavica, 48 (1). pp. 31-36.

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Abstract

In exploring the nature of cinematic self-reflexivity, this article investigates the relationship between the medium of film and Dreyer’s interest in the spiritual and religious experience. It draws upon Freud’s concept of the ‘Uncanny’ to determine the boundaries of cinematic space and time in relation to the transience of life and death, as represented on screen.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: carl th. dreyer,uncanny,film ontology,spirituality,danish cinema
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Arts and Humanities > School of Art, Media and American Studies
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Depositing User: Pure Connector
Date Deposited: 24 Sep 2015 13:50
Last Modified: 04 Mar 2024 17:26
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/54521
DOI: 10.54432/scand/BQCZ5543

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