"Poetics" by Aristotle versus Dogme 95, that is What Aristotle Has in Common with Contemporary Film-Making
"Poetics" by Aristotle versus Dogme 95, that is What Aristotle Has in Common with Contemporary Film-Making

Summary/Abstract: "Poetics" by Aristotle, and particularly its part devoted to tragedy, set out this genre framework for over 2,000 years. It might seem that breaking with the ancient convention in the 19th century would be of a lasting nature. However, not only theatre but also film willingly come back to the proven, although difficult convention. In the mid-1990s, as it was done by the Stagirite, programme manifestos of the contemporary cinema were created. A group of Scandinavian filmmakers made a point of breaking with widely understood film showiness having nothing in common with art, in order to maintain genre integrity. There can be observed a return to Aristotle’s mimesis. Although the formerly mentioned group probably does it intuitively, with no reference to the Greek philosopher’s work, the similarity is striking. The best example of it is "The Kingdom" by Lars von Trier.

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