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Exploring the Suspect Dimension of Realism in the Latest New Wave Romanian Cinema
Exploring the Suspect Dimension of Realism in the Latest New Wave Romanian Cinema

Author(s): Beatrice Meda
Subject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts
Published by: Universitatea Hyperion
Keywords: realism; time; new wave cinema; communism; imagination

Summary/Abstract: Romanian new wave cinema is mainly seen as a homogenous realist direction. Starting from such unifying elements, this article analyzes the becoming of the genre towards new dimensions found in latest films: Aurora and Police, Adjective. These works point towards a slightly different approach, a step beyond commonly known realism. Exploring the limits, film directors rediscover the power of time in cinema. This new coordinate of the medium, points to a special realism that researches the concept of durée – time seen as an element of telling the story beyond words or even space.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 13
  • Page Range: 24-33
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: English