The Author’s Voice in Genre Films. Miracle and Unidentified by Bogdan George Apetri
The Author’s Voice in Genre Films. Miracle and Unidentified by Bogdan George Apetri
Author(s): Anda IonașSubject(s): Novel, Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai
Keywords: George Bogdan Apetri; Genre; Author’s Voice; Crime Fiction; Romanian New Wave Cinema; Narrative Techniques of the Detective Novels;
Summary/Abstract: Romanian cinema after 1989 was mainly oriented towards creations through which directors sought to win critical acclaim and awards at international festivals, but which were not addressed to the general public, as films belonging to a cinematic genre generally do. In this paper we discuss how Romanian director George Bogdan Apetri, now living in New York, represents a distinct voice in Romanian cinema today. In his films Unidentified and Miracle, he manages to harness his dual cultural perspective (American and Romanian), combining the conventions of the crime fiction genre but also elements specific to the Romanian New Wave, making two films that are pleasing to the audience but at the same time part of the arthouse circuit.
Journal: Caietele Echinox
- Issue Year: 2023
- Issue No: 45
- Page Range: 378-391
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English
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