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2018
The Significance of Cities in Woody Allen’s Feature Films
VARGA, TomášBasic information
Original name
The Significance of Cities in Woody Allen’s Feature Films
Authors
VARGA, Tomáš (703 Slovakia, guarantor, belonging to the institution)
Edition
Place, Space, Region and Cultural Identity in Anglophone Literatures, Arts and Cultures, Prešov, Slovakia, November 20-21, 2018, 2018
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Prezentace na konferencích
Field of Study
50802 Media and socio-cultural communication
Country of publisher
Slovakia
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
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RIV identification code
RIV/00216224:14210/18:00104574
Organization unit
Faculty of Arts
Keywords in English
Woody Allen; feature films; place; city
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International impact
Změněno: 24/1/2019 09:54, Mgr. Jana Pelclová, Ph.D.
Abstract
V originále
The presentation will analyze three films directed by Woody Allen—their unifying element is their genre, they are all comedies with slight difference in sub-genres—Midnight in Paris (2011, fantasy comedy), Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993, murder mystery comedy), and Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008, romantic comedy-drama). The main focus will be given to the influence of Paris, New York, and Barcelona/Oviedo in respective films. Romantic and dramatic clash between the city-natives and the city-newbies will be among the analyzed aspects of the city’s impact on the story. The hypothesis is that the individual storylines are heavily influenced by the city they are set in. The idea is to present evidence from selected films to show the differences in plots, characters, and overall plot. For example, Midnight in Paris works mostly with nostalgic views of the city and longing for the Golden era, while in Manhattan Murder Mystery, the city is a place of intrigues and greed. Barcelona and Oviedo in Vicky Cristina Barcelona help establishing the environment full of passion and intimacy. The presentation hopes to proclaim the effect of cities on the films, which are set in them. By extension, it also stresses the importance of choosing the right place for the right action.
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MUNI/A/1003/2017, interní kód MU |
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